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Chapter 6 Selection for Employment and Promotion

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
1) With regard to selection standards, what does the term validity mean?
_________________________
A) The extent and accuracy to which a test measures what it is designed to measure
B) The test to determine whether the standard can be used for selection purposes
C) A measure of the distribution of the test scores
D) A test instrument that has been approved by the EEOC
2) Which of the following is a critical factor that must be present if a test is to be used for the
selection of firefighters?
_________________________
A) Job description
B) Job review
C) Job standards
D) Job analysis
3) The way to determine validity is to compute the statistical relationship between applicant
scores on a test and job performance. Is this statement true or false?
_________________________
A) True
B) False
4) The degree to which a selection device is free from random error is a measure of its:
_________________________
A) Adverse impact.
B) Reliability.
C) Validity.
D) Job relatedness.
5) Which of the firefighter selection devices listed below has the highest level of validity?
_________________________
A) Physical ability
B) Interview
C) Written exam
D) Background check
6) Which of the firefighter selection devices listed below has the lowest level of validity?
_________________________
A) Physical ability
B) Medical exam
C) Written exam
D) Interview

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7) Which of the firefighter selection devices listed below has the highest level of reliability?
_________________________
A) Interview
B) Reference check
C) Application form
D) Written exam
8) Which of the firefighter selection devices listed below has the lowest level of reliability?
_________________________
A) Physical ability
B) Interview
C) Medical exam
D) Written exam
9) Which factor has created major issues for fire departments involved in the testing and
selection of firefighter applicants?
_________________________
A) Tests are overly job-related
B) Insufficient job analysis
C) Tests are too long
D) None of the above
10) Which of the following occurs when a member of a protected class is treated differently from
others with respect to employment?
_________________________
A) Business necessity
B) Disparate treatment
C) Discrimination
D) Reverse discrimination
11) Which of the following is the key feature of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Griggs v.
Duke Power?
_________________________
A) Business necessity
B) Duty of fair representation
C) Adverse Impact
D) Tests must be job related
12) A hiring practice that has adverse impact on any legally protected group is ________
evidence of discrimination.
_________________________
A) historical
B) prima facie
C) legal
D) perceived
13) When the selection process denies employment opportunity to a disproportionately large
number of members of a protected class, it is deemed to be in violation of what law?
_________________________
A) EEOC Title VII
B) EEOC Title V
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 C) Fair Labor Standards Act
D) Affirmative Action Standards
14) If a firefighter interview panel spent an average of 45 minutes with each male applicant but
only 10 minutes with each female applicant, this would most likely be viewed as which of the
following?
_________________________
A) Disparate impact
B) Unfair labor practice
C) Violation
D) Disparate treatment
15) Which act of law states that a fire department cannot conduct a medical physical until after a
determination to hire has been made?
_________________________
A) Fair Labor Standards Act
B) EEOC
C) Wagner Act
D) Americans with Disabilities Act
16) Written examinations test for what type of ability?
_________________________
A) Cognitive ability
B) Psychomotor skills
C) Memory ability
D) Affective ability
17) Which of the following is the physical ability test developed by the IAFF and the IAFC?
_________________________
A) Candidate physical ability test
B) Firefighter ability test
C) Bruce protocol
D) None of the above
18) Which type of interview process is recommended for firefighter job applicants?
_________________________
A) Unstructured interviews
B) Open-ended interview process
C) Structured interview process
D) Nonstructured interviews
19) One method to improve the effectiveness and validity of the interview process is to
implement which type of interview?
_________________________
A) Participative-based interviews
B) Retrospective-based interviews
C) Behavior-based interviews
D) Cognitive based interviews

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20) Negligent hiring is defined as a situation in which an employer is liable to a third party for
injury where the employer knew or should have known of the employee’s dangerous
proclivities. Is this statement true or false?
_________________________
A) True
B) False
21) The use of a polygraph test for employment purposes is at the sole discretion of the employer.
Is this statement true or false?
_________________________
A) True
B) False
22) If a fire department decides to conduct medical evaluations of employees, it must include
which of the following factors?
_________________________
A) Medical evaluation must be job-related
B) Medical evaluation must be consistent with business necessity
C) Medical evaluation must be compliant with NFPA standards
D) Both A and B
23) Which of the following is one complicating factor when using medical examinations?
_________________________
A) Is expensive to administer
B) Reduces potential disability
C) Establishes a medical baseline for future purposes
D) May not be comprehensive
24) When were assessment centers first used?
_________________________
A) During World War II
B) During the Vietnam War
C) During the Gulf War
D) During World War I
25) Which of the following is true regarding assessment centers?
_________________________
A) Limits adverse impact
B) Reliability is high
C) Validity is high
D) All of the above

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1) A
2) D
3) A
4) B
5) A
6) D
7) D
8) B
9) B
10) B
11) D
12) B
13) A
14) D
15) D
16) A
17) A
18) C
19) C
20) A
21) B
22) D
23) A
24) A
25) D

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