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What's an important consideration in assessing differential validity? ️whether the test in question
produces adverse impact
What is differential validity? ️distinguishing between performance on the selection measure and
performance on the job;
What c...
What's an important consideration in assessing differential validity? ✔️whether the test in question
produces adverse impact
What is differential validity? ✔️distinguishing between performance on the selection measure and
performance on the job;
What can lead to serious errors in prediction? ✔️a single regression line, cut score, or decision rule
How do you determine fairness? ✔️by analyzing the differential validity and differential prediction
among groups
What are some resources for guiding HRM fairness? ✔️uniform guidelines on employee selection
procedures, standards for educational and psychological testing, principles for the validation and use of
personnel selection procedures
What's the difference between differential validity and single group validity? ✔️significant difference in
validity coefficients and significant validity coefficients in one or both groups; no significant difference in
validity coefficient, significant validity for only one group, a direct comparison is needed (power)
What is adverse impact? ✔️when HRM selections for members of subgroups are less than 4/5 or 80%
of group with highest selection rate; may exist fairly, may exist unfairly
How do you reduce adverse impact? ✔️improve minority recruiting strategy, use cognitive abilities in
combination with noncognitive predictors, use specific cognitive abilities measures, use differential
weighting for the various criterion facets, use alternate modes of presenting test stimuli, enhance face
validity, implement test-score banding to select among applicants
What does test-score banding consider? ✔️the range of test scores as equivalent given imperfect
reliabilities for test; maximizes both utility and social objectives
, What is the fixed-band method? ✔️create band, once all applicants within a band have been selected,
there are no more viable applicants
What is the sliding band method? ✔️like fixed band, but once the highest person is selected, the band
moves down to the next highest score
What is the criterion referenced banding method? ✔️considers range of test scores and range of
performance scores; maximizes utility and social objectives
What does fairness require? ✔️professionalism, courtesy, compassion, and respect
What is distributive justice? ✔️outcomes- were the right people selected
What is procedural justice? ✔️processes to reach decisions
What is a job analysis? ✔️process of obtaining information about jobs by determining the duties, tasks,
or activities of jobs
What is an element? ✔️the smallest unit of observable work
What is a task? ✔️distinct activity for specific purpose
What is a duty? ✔️large segment of work
What is a position? ✔️one or more duties for 1 person
What is a job? ✔️group of positions w similar duties
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