A municipal hospital employs various tests in the hiring of its staff. With regard to the hiring of a neurosurgeon and the hiring of a cafeteria worker, which is MOST likely to be TRUE?

A. The cut-off score for the neurosurgeon would be set at a level to maximize false negatives as opposed to false positives.
B. Cut-off scores for each position would be set to equalize false-positive and false-negative errors for both positions.
C. The cut-off score for the cafeteria worker would be set to minimize false negatives as opposed to false positives.
D. None of these


Answer: A

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