Quiz 1: Chapter 1-3

The quality of an organization's work force is often directly related to the quality of its employee selection process.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Using an internal recruiting source demonstrates to employees that their employer rewards competence.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The job performance of persons with disabilities tends to be lower than the performance of persons without disabilities.

• TRUE

• FALSE

which of the following statements is FALSE with regard to the use of unsolicited application?

• Unsolicited applications are used by individuals who wish to apply for a particular job without knowing whether or not an opening actually exists.

• This recruiting source does not characteristically produce a high number of acceptable applicants.

• Nearly every organization uses this recruiting source extensively.

• Some employees who use unsolicited applications are very competent employees.

If a test is reliable,

• it will cover in depth a broad range of topics.

• the individuals taking the test will be able to achieve consistent results.

• it will provide a prognosis of what the testee is able to achieve.

• it will provide an analysis of the situation being tested.

All BUT one of the following is a commonly found component of employee development. Which is that component?

• Job evaluation

• Orientation

• Counseling

• Training

The type of training program designed to help employees maintain their high level of effectiveness in performing their job is a

• Job skills training program

• Basic knowledge training program

• Refresher training program

• Job exposure training program

Which one of the following is used by some organizations to assess the effectiveness of their training efforts?

• Benchmarking

• Broadbanding

• Broadcasting

• Broadbasing

Learning by doing means that

• The learners are passive in the learning process.

• The learners are actively involved in the learning process.

• The learners determine how they will elarn.

• The learners have a very small function in the learning process.

Virtual reality training lends itself well to situations that require

• Decision making

• Making value judgments

• Subjective results

• Practice