Basic Flashcards

What is the recommended time limit for the PI Cognitive Assessment?

Answer: 12 minutes

The PI Cognitive Assessment is a 12-minute timed test consisting of 50 questions covering numerical, verbal, and abstract reasoning.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three question types found in the PI Cognitive Assessment?

Answer: Emotional reasoning

The PI CA includes numerical, verbal, and abstract reasoning questions; emotional reasoning is not a question type in the assessment.

In PI's behavioral model, Dominance (Factor A) primarily drives a person's need for:

Answer: Control over their environment and outcomes

High Dominance reflects a strong drive to control one's environment, assert influence, and achieve results through one's own direction.

Which term describes the PI strategy of using talent data to make informed, objective hiring and management decisions?

Answer: Talent optimization

Talent optimization is PI's core framework — aligning people strategy with business strategy using data from behavioral and cognitive assessments.

An individual with LOW Dominance on the PI Behavioral Assessment is most likely to:

Answer: Prefer collaborative, team-based decision-making

Low Dominance individuals tend to be accommodating, collaborative, and comfortable deferring decisions to others or working within group consensus.

What does it mean when an HR team 'validates' a PI Job Target?

Answer: They verify the behavioral profile predicts on-the-job success using performance data

Validating a Job Target means comparing the behavioral profiles of high performers in that role to confirm the target actually predicts success.

Which PI Reference Profile is typically described as analytical, precise, and reserved, with high Formality and low Extraversion?

Answer: Scholar

The Scholar profile is characterized by high Formality, low Extraversion, and a strong drive for accuracy, research, and systematic thinking.