Question 1. The Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973:
is no longer in use
is another name for the ADA
covers the federal government
was declared illegal by the Supreme Court
Question 2. Which of the following is NOT part of the GRE?
analytic
scientific
quantitative
verbal
Question 3. A test asking questions about sexual orientation or belief in God might be illegal due to:
invasion of privacy
adverse impact
tort law
low reliability
Question 4. A supervisor offering a promotion in exchange for sex would fall under the ____ form of sexual harassment.
BFOQ
quid pro quo
sine quo non
hostile environment
Question 5. Which of the following will increase the response rates to mailed surveys?
Include a monetary incentive
Keep the survey under 4 pages
Have a university sponsor the survey
All will increase response rates
Question 6. To ensure that subjects are participating in a study of their own free will, researchers must obtain:
permission from the APA
a writ of mandamus from the participant
informed consent from the participant
a valid control group
Question 7. If you used an email survey, your results would be representative of the population in terms of:
sex
race
both sex and race
neither sex nor race
Question 8. Which of the following would be considered sexual harassment? ____ asking a(n) ____ coworker for a date.
Once / interested
Repeatedly / interested
Once / disinterested
Repeatedly / disinterested
Question 9. If ____ White applicants and ____ Black applicants were hired, adverse impact would occur?
35 of 50 / 12 of 20
15 of 50 / 2 of 25
12 of 24 / 11 of 25
12 of 20 / 35 of 50
Question 10. The ____ Amendment is most concerned with privacy issues.
4th
5th
14th
2nd
Question 11. For adverse impact to occur, the minority selection ratio must be less than ____ percent of the majority selection ratio.
50
30
80
75
Question 12. The courts have clearly ruled that a customer's satisfaction and/or preference ____ used to determine if a job requirement is a BFOQ.
should be
must be
cannot be
the courts haven't ruled on this issue
Question 13. In which of the following ADR methods does a neutral third-party make a decision that both sides must abide by?
Binding arbitration
Nonbinding arbitration
Mediation
Negotiation
Question 14. Which of the following survey methods has the lowest response rate?
Interview
Email
Mail
The three have equal response rates
Question 15. I/O psychologists who are involved in ____ study and practice in such areas as employee selection, job analysis, and job evaluation.
personnel psychology
organizational psychology
training and development
human factors
Question 16. Organizations have affirmative action plans for one of four reasons. Which of the following is NOT one of the four reasons?
Labor union agreement
Desire to be a good citizen
Court order
Consent decree
Question 17. Which of the affirmative action strategies would involve an employer changing the company policy or the way an organization is decorated?
Identification of discriminatory practices
Preferential hiring and promotion of minorities
Recruitment of minority applicants
Recruiting through employee referrals
Question 18. If I went through my employee files to determine what type of person makes the best employee, I would probably be conducting:
archival research
a meta-analysis
a field study
an experiment
Question 19. In order for a case of discrimination to be heard by the courts, the complaint must be filed within ____ days of the discriminatory act.
120
140
160
180
Question 20. In the past few years, about ____ discrimination complaints were filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
75,000
180,000
950
10,000
Question 21. AT&G does not have any female employees. Ann Smith applied for a job as a machine operator. Though she did not obtain the minimum score of 40 on the machine operator test, AT&G plans to hire her as part of their new affirmative action plan. There are 10 men who passed the test who did not get hired. Is this legal?
No, an applicant must be qualified to be given preference based on gender or race
No, preference is never allowed
Yes, because AT&G has no women employees, they can do this
Yes, because they are only changing their rules for one person, this would be a reasonable plan
Question 22. There are several affirmative action strategies an employer could use. If an employer advertised in magazines and newspapers with a minority readership, it would be using which of the following strategies?
Identification of discriminatory practices
Preferential hiring and promotion of minorities
Recruitment of minority applicants
Recruiting through employee referrals
Question 23. "English only" requirements at work are:
always illegal
always legal
are legal if they are job related
legal if most of employees only speak English
Question 24. Based on the Civil Rights Acts of 1866, 1964, and 1991 as well as the 14th Amendment, it is illegal to discriminate against a person based on race. According to Congress, all of the following are protected races except:
African Americans
Asian Americans
Native American Indians
all three of these are protected races
Question 25. Unlike the Fourteenth Amendment, for an employment practice to be potentially illegal under the Civil Rights Act, the discrimination does not have to:
be continuous
be intentional
effect large groups
show past discrimination
Question 26. Nagy Industries is considering reserving the best parking spots for employees who are 7 months pregnant. Is this legal?
No, giving preference would violate the Pregnancy Discrimination Act
No, pregnancy can not be treated better than other short term disabilities
Yes, pregnancy can be treated better than other short term disabilities
Yes, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act requires companies to provide accommodations
Question 27. The EEOC usually handles alleged violations of:
state laws
federal laws
county laws
none of these
Question 28. Asking a coworker out on a date is sexual harassment if:
he/she is not interested
the request is made several times
both options must occur
either of the two options occurs
Question 29. Which of the following is not an important factor in filing a complaint of age discrimination?
you are at least 40
a younger person was hired to replace you
you were a good employee
all three are important factors
Question 30. Hypotheses are based on:
previous research
logic
theories
all three of these