QUESTION 1 How does an employer prevent an ethics screen from becoming an invasion of privacy? a. Have the candidate sign a nondisclosure agreement. b. Have the candidate sign a waiver. c. Make clear that the ethics screen is a condition of acceptance. d. Ensure that the ethics screen deals only with activities related to work. 5 points QUESTION 2 Visual lie detection is best implemented when discrepancies have appeared in a candidates rsum. True False 5 points QUESTION 3 The text suggests benchmarking an individuals behavior to help determine level of honesty in responses. What might this benchmarking entail? a. Asking the employee to describe a particularly scary incident in their life. b. Asking the candidate about their hometown or how they are feeling and noting how relaxed or nervous they are. c. Having another employee speak to the candidate before the interview and recording reactions. d. Asking the candidate if they have any reason to be nervous or feel threatened during the interview. 5 points QUESTION 4 Which of the following is TRUE of giving a realistic job preview? a. They typically contribute to entry shock. b. They usually reduce acceptance rates but not by much. c. They contribute to higher levels of turnover. d. They should be clear about the tedious/unpleasant aspects of a job. 5 points QUESTION 5 According to the text, which of the following is a best practice for socially responsible use of online background checks? a. Do not apply Title VII protected class information to social media discoveries. b. Do not give candidate prior warning to an online background check; this will result in edited information. c. Allow unrestricted access to the information for in-house employees only. d. Do not use outdated information. 5 points QUESTION 6 According to the EEOC, which of the following MUST be true of a candidates past criminal activity for it to be used as a reason for exclusion? a. The criminal pattern must be ongoing. b. The crime must be job-related. c. The crime must be self-disclosed. d. The candidate must have served jail or prison time. 5 points QUESTION 7 Which of the following statements about illegal immigration and employment is accurate? a. Hiring an illegal immigrant often violates state and local laws but not federal law. b. Verifying employees immigration status is a costly proposition for employers. c. Asking only Latino applicants about their immigration status is a form of discrimination and must be avoided. d. To avoid discrimination, the federal government recommends not including information or warnings about legal employment status on applications. 5 points QUESTION 8 Ethics is typically not considered in hiring situations. True False 5 points QUESTION 9 A manager has narrowed applicants for a new position down to a single preferred candidate. Interviews go well, and she is about to hire the candidate when she notices that the candidates rsum has a problemthe end date for one position extends for one year into the beginning date for the subsequent position. What should the manager do? a. Contact the candidates previous employers and let them know about the issue. b. Ask the candidate about the issue and forgive it if it was an innocent mistake. c. Ask the candidate about the issue and then let the candidate know the hiring process cannot continue. d. Terminate the candidates application process. 5 points QUESTION 10 There is somewhat less restriction about what an employer can ask a job candidate now than there was in the 1950s. True False 5 points QUESTION 11 Which of the following is a Big Five personality factor that also corresponds to integrity test scores? a. emotional stability b. openness to experience c. social dominance d. extraversion 5 points QUESTION 12 Marian has made it through the interview process and has been given an offer of employment conditional to her passage of an integrity test. When she takes the test and begins to answer, what form will her answers most likely take? a. yes or no b. a range between strongly disagree and strongly agree c. verbal responses that include emotional reactions d. short essay responses giving personal opinions 5 points QUESTION 13 In which of the following ways are personality and integrity tests similar? a. They can elicit intentionally false but socially desirable answers. b. They often punish members of protected classes. c. They can cause disparate racial discrimination. d. They are most often used as an alternative to background checks. 5 points QUESTION 14 When crafting a job announcement, a hiring authority should seek to determine that it is not violating any federal law through that process. True False 5 points QUESTION 15 A judge is asked to rule on a reverse discrimination case involving an affirmative action plan at a local business. Under which of the following conditions is the judge most likely to rule against the affirmative action plan? a. There was a strong remedial need for the plan. b. The plan harms the majority group among potential applicants. c. The plan benefits one protected group more than another protected group. d. The plan works against the profitability of the company. 5 points QUESTION 16 Roughly how many people were living illegally in the United States in 2017? a. 2 million b. 8 million c. 11 million d. 5 million 5 points QUESTION 17 Which of the following components are necessary when designing a job description to achieve a good fit? a. realistic description and mention of expectation of ethical behavior b. mention of salary and bonuses and promise of a friendly work culture c. mention of expectation of loyalty and expectation of ethical behavior d. warning about punishments and mention of expectation of good work ethic 5 points QUESTION 18 How should reference checking for a managerial position differ from a nonmanagerial position? a. It is not necessary for managerial positions. b. It should include the candidates former subordinates. c. It should include in-person interviews. d. It should not be limited to a candidates listed references on their rsum. 5 points QUESTION 19 Which of the following discoveries had a major influence on the Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Frye (1923)? a. The polygraph detected anxieties, not lies. b. Employers were using the polygraph to punish current employees, not screen new ones. c. The polygraph only had about a 7580 percent success rate at detecting falsehoods. d. The polygraph caused mental exhaustion in those it tested. 5 points QUESTION 20 At what point in the hiring process can medical or mental health tests be given to a job candidate? a. after the candidate has been hired b. after the interview process is completed c. after a job offer has been made d. when the candidate first applies