Chapter 7

Question 1

The process of choosing individuals with the correct qualifications needed to fill jobs in an organization

Answer 1

Selection

Question 2

Fitting a person to the right job

Answer 2

placement

Question 3

The congruence between individuals and organizational factors

Answer 3

person/organization fit

Question 4

The congruence between individuals and group or work unit dynamics

Answer 4

person/group fit

Question 5

Matching the knowledge, skills, abilities, and motivations of individuals with the requirements of the job

Answer 5

person/job fit

Question 6

Job candidates are attracted to and selected by firms where similar types of individuals are employed, and individuals who are very different quit their jobs to work elsewhere

Answer 6

attraction-selectionattrition (ASA) theory

Question 7

Characteristic that a person must possess to successfully perform job duties

Answer 7

selection criterion

Question 8

Measurable or visible indicators of selection criteria

Answer 8

predictors of selection criteria

Question 9

The extent to which a test or measure repeatedly produces the same results over time

Answer 9

Reliability

Question 10

The extent to which a test measures what it claims to measure

Answer 10

Validity

Question 11

Measured when an employer tests current employees and correlates the scores with their performance ratings

Answer 11

Concurrent validity

Question 12

Measured when applicants’ test results are compared with subsequent job performance

Answer 12

predictive validity

Question 13

A qualification or requirement in selection is significantly related to successful performance of job duties

Answer 13

Job-relatedness

Question 14

A practice that is necessary for safe and efficient operations

Answer 14

Business necessity

Question 15

Process through which a job applicant receives an accurate picture of a job

Answer 15

Realistic job previews

Question 16

Tests that measure an individual’s thinking, memory, reasoning, verbal, and mathematical abilities

Answer 16

Cognitive ability tests

Question 17

The ability to recognize and manage our own feelings and the feelings of others

Answer 17

Emotional intelligence

Question 18

Interview that uses a set of prepared job-related questions that are asked of all applicants

Answer 18

structured interview

Question 19

Interview in which applicants give specific examples of how they have performed a certain task or handled a problem in the past

Answer 19

behavioral interview

Question 20

Structured interview that contains questions about how applicants might handle specific job situations

Answer 20

situational interview

Question 21

Several job candidates are interviewed together by a hiring authority

Answer 21

group interview

Question 22

Interview that uses questions developed from the answers to previous questions

Answer 22

Nondirective interview

Question 23

Interview in which several interviewers meet with the candidate at the same time

Answer 23

panel interview

Question 24

Interview in which applicants are interviewed by the team members with whom they will work

Answer 24

team interview

Question 25

Occurs when an employer fails to check an employee’s background and the employee injures someone on the job

Answer 25

Negligent hiring

Question 26

Occurs when an employer becomes aware that an employee may be unfit for work but continues to employ the person, and the person injures someone

Answer 26

negligent retention