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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. In Maple Leaf Electronics, three managers interview all applicants and a referee gives an additional rating. The company gives 75% weight to the interview score and 25% weight to the referee’s rating and an overall score is calculated. This approach is best thought of as which approach? A, Pure judgmental B. Trait ratings C. Profile interpretation D. Statistical E. Mechanical composite 2. In Ontario Electronics, the sales manager selects a customer service representative purely based on the applicant’s performance in a single interview. This is best thought of as which approach? A, Mechanical composite B. Trait ratings C. Profile interpretation D. Statistical E. None of the above 3. In Maple Leaf Shoes Company, all job applicants for a salesperson’s job are asked to take two tests: a sales aptitude test and a cognitive aptitude test. The immediate supervisors look at the applicants’ scores in the two tests and make a choice based on who appears most promising. The supervisors have the final say in the selection, and different supervisors who look at identical data end up choosing different applicants. This is best thought of as which approach? A, Pure judgmental B. Trait ratings C. Profile interpretation D. Statistical E. Mechanical composite 4. When objective and subjective predictor scores are combined judgmentally, it is known as which approach? A, Pure judgmental B. Trait judgments C. Profile interpretation D. Judgmental composite E. Mechanical composite 5. When objective and subjective predictor scores are combined mechanically, it is known as which approach? A, Pure judgmental B. Trait judgments C. Profile interpretation D. Judgmental composite E. None of the above 6. Which of the following factors make statistical approaches to combining predictor scores superior? A. Bounded rationality B. Managers’ tendency to base their opinions on large sample studies C. Personal biases D. A and B E. A and C 7. Why do people tend to overestimate the probability that two events will occur together? A. Joint probability B. Illusory correlation C. Large sample D. Poor criterion measures E. Divergent validity 8. The fact that people choose the first course of action with a satisfactory outcome and almost never make optimal decisions is known as: A. optimizing B. under-optimizing C. satisficing D. maximizing E. minimizing 9. When using a regression technique for combining predictor scores: A. even candidates having different predictor scores may come out with identical predicted job performance B. high score on one predictor does not compensate for another predictor C. high score on one predictor can compensate for another predictor D. A and B E. A and C 10. Multiple regression technique of combining predictors is best thought of as which approach? A. Pure judgmental B. Profile interpretation C. Trait ratings D. Statistical E. Judgmental composite