Test construction

Question 1

What is criterion contamination?

Answer 1

When a rater’s knowledge of ratee’s performance on the predictor biases his/her ratings of ratee’s performance on the criterion.

Question 2

What is differential prediction?

Answer 2

It occurs when the use of scores on a selection test systematically over- or under-predict the job performance of members of one group as opposed to members of another group.

Question 3

What is differential validity?

Answer 3

It occurs when a predictor’s validity coefficient differs for different groups. When a test has differential validity, there is a slope bias.

Question 4

What is a slope bias?

Answer 4

When there is differences in the slope of a regression line.