Fire Officer p294

An involuntary transfer or detail is:

• A voluntary change in job position

• A mandatory reassignment or relocation

• A request for a job transfer

• A promotion to a higher position

'Just culture' refers to:

• A culture of accountability and learning from mistakes.

• A culture of strict punishment for errors.

• A culture of ignoring mistakes.

• A culture of rewarding mistakes.

A Loudermill hearing is a type of hearing that provides public employees with what?

• A chance to appeal a termination decision

• A salary increase

• A promotion opportunity

• A retirement plan

Performance management is:

• A process to ensure employees' activities align with organizational goals.

• A method to increase the number of employees in an organization.

• A strategy to reduce the workload of employees.

• A technique to manage financial resources.

Personal bias in evaluations is:

• A systematic error in judgment.

• An objective assessment.

• A random guess.

• A scientific method.

A pretermination hearing is:

• a meeting to discuss termination of employment

• a legal proceeding to finalize a divorce

• a court session to determine criminal charges

• a public hearing for environmental issues

Professional development is:

• a process of improving and increasing capabilities of staff through access to education and training opportunities in the workplace.

• a mandatory requirement for all employees.

• only applicable to new employees.

• unrelated to career advancement.

What is progressive negative discipline?

• A method of gradually increasing penalties for repeated offenses.

• A technique for positive reinforcement.

• A strategy for immediate punishment.

• A way to reward good behavior.

The reasonable person standard is a legal standard used to determine how a typical person would responsibly act in a particular situation. Which of the following best describes this standard?

• A subjective measure of personal beliefs

• An objective measure of average behavior

• A legal standard for expert opinions

• A guideline for emotional responses

Recency in evaluations refers to:

• The tendency to remember the most recent information best.

• The ability to recall information from the distant past.

• The process of evaluating information based on its age.

• The method of organizing information chronologically.