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  1. Which selection method has consistently shown the highest validity for predicting job performance across a wide range of jobs?

    Answer: General cognitive ability (GCA) tests

    Meta-analytic research (Schmidt & Hunter, 1998) demonstrates that general cognitive ability tests have the highest validity coefficients for predicting job performance across occupations.

  2. What is the primary purpose of a job analysis in I-O psychology?

    Answer: Systematically collecting information about tasks, duties, and competencies required for a job

    Job analysis is the foundation of I-O practice, providing systematic information about job duties, required KSAOs (knowledge, skills, abilities, other characteristics), and working conditions.

  3. Maslow's hierarchy of needs places which need at the apex of the pyramid?

    Answer: Self-actualization

    The top of Maslow's hierarchy is self-actualization — the drive to realize one's full potential and pursue intrinsic growth and meaning.

  4. Which concept describes the degree to which a job provides workers with direct and clear information about their performance?

    Answer: Feedback from the job

    In Hackman and Oldham's Job Characteristics Model, feedback from the job refers to the degree to which carrying out work activities provides the employee with direct information about their effectiveness.

  5. What is 'adverse impact' in employee selection?

    Answer: When a selection procedure selects a substantially lower proportion of a protected group than the majority group

    Adverse impact occurs when a facially neutral selection practice results in disproportionately lower selection rates for a legally protected group, often assessed using the 4/5ths (80%) rule.

  6. Herzberg's two-factor theory distinguishes between 'hygiene factors' and 'motivators.' Which of the following is a motivator?

    Answer: Achievement and recognition

    Herzberg classified achievement, recognition, advancement, and the work itself as motivators that produce job satisfaction and increased performance.