Which of the following is true regarding the use of personality-based tests in employee selection?
A) Personality traits can be used to rule out applicants, but do not predict which applicants will likely succeed.
B) Personality traits can be used to predict which applicants will likely succeed at a job, but cannot be used to rule out applicants.
C) Personality traits can be used to both identify applicants who are likely to succeed, and rule out those who are likely to be problematic.
D) Personality-based tests are not useful in selecting employees.
Answer: C
Rationale: Not only can personality tests be used to select specific individuals for positions, but they can also be used to rule out those persons whose profiles suggest that they would be low-performers or disruptive employees across many different types of jobs.
You might also like to view...
The HIV virus a. invades neurons, killing them
b. invades a variety of cells in the nervous system, which release chemicals that trigger apoptosis. c. interferes with the NMDA glutamate receptor, which then no longer allows calcium to enter neurons. d. has no direct effect on the cells of the nervous system, but allows opportunistic viruses to thrive.
Consistent with the linguistic relativity hypothesis, which of the following would most likely be true?
A) People from New England and England think very differently. B) People from New Mexico and New England think very differently. C) People from China and New England think very differently. D) People from China and New England think very similarly.
According to Lazarus and colleagues, our first task when faced with a potential stressor is to assess whether the event is harmful to us. This evaluation is referred to as _____
A) primary appraisal B) secondary appraisal C) stress-related decision D) hassle-related decision
Describe two conditions in which anxiety would be an ordinary and adaptive response rather than a disorder
What will be an ideal response?