An I/O psychologist was contracted to analyze tasks done by aviation safety inspectors for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). He decided to use both observation and interviews with subject matter experts (SMEs) to obtain data on the tasks they perform, the skills required, and the skills and equipment needed to successfully perform those tasks. The I/O psychologist is performing a(n)________________________.
a. job evaluation
b. functional job analysis
c. job selection procedure
d. competency system study
Which of the following statements about job analysis is FALSE?
a. Task inventories for different jobs may vary greatly in the number of tasks performed.
b. One problem in job analysis is that even experts do not always agree on how tasks should be rated.
c. Women and men must be paid the same if they perform the same job.
d. Fortunately, the content of jobs is very stable and not influenced over time by changes in technology.