Your boss, Mr. Grinch, barges into your office and exclaims, “I want you to complete a validity study and get back to me with the results right away!” Confused, you shrug and confess you have no idea what that means. Mr. Grinch sighs, “Oh come on! Everyone knows that a validity study determines whether a(n) ____.?
a. ?employee is right for a particular position.”
b. ?occupation will experience growth in demand.”
c. ?assessment method predicts an employee's actual job performance.”
d. ?manager has erred in rating an employee's performance.”
ANSWER:
c
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a. They should be very concerned, because there is a 100% chance that they are going to develop the disease. b. They should be mildly concerned, because there is a 50% chance that they are going to develop the disease. c. They should only be a little concerned, because there is only a 10% chance that they are going to develop the disease. d. They should celebrate, because there is no chance that they are going to develop the disease.
In the case of Kenneth Bianchi, psychologists sought to determine whether his criminal behavior was actually due to the disorder called ____
a. multiple personality disorder (now called dissociative identity disorder) b. paranoid schizophrenia c. amotivational syndrome d. presenile dementia
If June finds that she cannot shop in stores and supermarkets because she finds the crowds too threatening, we would say that she suffers from:
a. kleptomania b. pyromania c. manic-depressive psychosis d. agoraphobia
Feeling fearful but not knowing why is characteristic of ______
a. phobias b. anxiety disorders c. dissociative neurosis d. amnesia