41) Which of the following is not a part of the seven most frequently cited dimensions
comprising the intellectual abilities?
A) verbal comprehension
B) spatial visualization
C) balance
D) number aptitude
E) perceptual speed
42) ________ is an individual’s current capacity to perform the various tasks in a job.
A) Inductive reasoning
B) Dynamic strength
C) Deductive reasoning
D) Ability
E) Social intelligence
43) Which of the following is not a part of the nine basic physical abilities identified by research
to be needed in the performance of physical tasks?
A) dynamic strength
B) stamina
C) balance
D) perceptual speed
E) extent flexibility
44) Aria can calculate and juggle numbers in her head. Which of the following dimensions of
intellectual ability does her skill reflect?
A) number aptitude
B) perceptual speed
C) spatial visualization
D) deductive reasoning
E) inductive reasoning
45) Edwin is a plant manager and is adept in framing corporate policies for hiring and training.
Which of the following dimensions of intellectual ability does his skill reflect?
A) spatial visualization
B) deductive reasoning
C) inductive reasoning
D) verbal comprehension
E) perceptual speed
46) ________ is the ability to identify visual similarities and differences quickly and accurately.
A) Memory
B) Verbal comprehension
C) Spatial visualization
D) Perceptual speed
E) Inductive reasoning
47) Hiba leads a team of interior decorators. Her job requires her to visualize various positions of
objects in space. Which of the following dimensions of intellectual ability does this skill
accurately refer to?
A) spatial visualization
B) memory
C) deductive reasoning
D) perceptual speed
E) inductive reasoning
48) ________ is the ability to identify a logical sequence in a problem and then solve the
problem.
A) Verbal comprehension
B) Perceptual speed
C) Inductive reasoning
D) Spatial visualization
E) Deductive reasoning
49) ________ is the ability to imagine how an object would look if its position in space were
changed.
A) Cymographic visualization
B) Deductive reasoning
C) Spatial visualization
D) Perceptual speed
E) Inductive reasoning
50) Rameses is a waiter at Keara‘s Korner, a restaurant in Egypt. He addresses all his customers
by their first names. Which of the following dimensions of intellectual ability does this skill
accurately refer to?
A) memory
B) inductive reasoning
C) deductive reasoning
D) spatial visualization
E) perceptual speed
51) Adrianna is a research analyst in the New York Stock Exchange. Her job requires her to
forecast demand for various companies’ stocks and shares for various time periods. Which of the
following dimensions of intellectual ability does this skill accurately refer to?
A) verbal comprehension
B) memory
C) inductive reasoning
D) spatial visualization
E) perceptual speed
52) ________ is the ability to use logic and assess the implications of an argument.
A) Verbal comprehension
B) Inductive reasoning
C) Deductive reasoning
D) Perceptual speed
E) Spatial visualization
53) Hector is a chief consultant and has to choose between suggestions offered by members of
his team. Which of the following dimensions of intellectual ability does this skill accurately refer
to?
A) perceptual speed
B) verbal comprehension
C) deductive reasoning
D) memory
E) spatial visualization
54) ________, the most widely used intelligence test in hiring decisions, takes only 12 minutes
to complete.
A) Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test (KAIT)
B) Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (KBIT)
C) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment
D) Multidimensional Aptitude Battery (MAB-II)
E) Wonderlic Cognitive Ability Test
55) ________ is the ability to exert muscular force repeatedly or continuously over time.
A) Trunk strength
B) Dynamic strength
C) Explosive strength
D) Static strength
E) Body coordination
56) ________ is the ability to exert muscular strength using the abdominal muscles particularly.
A) Body coordination
B) Static strength
C) Trunk strength
D) Dynamic coordination
E) Explosive strength
57) ________ is the ability to exert force against external objects.
A) Static strength
B) Extent flexibility
C) Explosive strength
D) Dynamic strength
E) Trunk strength
58) ________ is the ability to expend a maximum of energy in one or a series of acts.
A) Trunk strength
B) Extent flexibility
C) Explosive strength
D) Static strength
E) Dynamic flexibility
59) ________ is the ability to move the trunk and back muscles as far as possible.
A) Dynamic strength
B) Static strength
C) Dynamic flexibility
D) Extent flexibility
E) Explosive strength
60) ________ is the ability to make rapid, repeated flexing movements.
A) Extent flexibility
B) Dynamic flexibility
C) Dynamic strength
D) Trunk strength
E) Explosive strength
61) ________ is the ability to direct the simultaneous actions of different parts of the body.
A) Stamina
B) Body coordination
C) Balance
D) Dynamic flexibility
E) Extent flexibility
62) ________ is the ability to maintain equilibrium despite forces pulling off equilibrium.
A) Extent flexibility
B) Dynamic strength
C) Balance
D) Stamina
E) Dynamic flexibility
63) ________ is the ability to continue maximum effort requiring prolonged effort over time.
A) Stamina
B) Static strength
C) Explosive strength
D) Dynamic strength
E) Balance
64) Which of the following statements is not true about the Wonderlic Cognitive Ability Test?
A) Most of the companies using the Wonderlic stop using other hiring tools, such as application
forms or interviews.
B) It measures both speed and power, so the average score is pretty low—about 21/50.
C) It is able to provide valid information cheaply (for $5 to $10/applicant).
D) It has different forms and each has 50 questions.
E) More companies are using the Wonderlic in hiring decisions.
65) The Tent Prine Inc. wishes to enhance its workforce diversity by targeting recruiting
messages to specific demographic groups underrepresented in the workforce. If it wants to
maximize its results, which of the following options should it not resort to?
A) recruit at colleges, universities, and other institutions with significant numbers of
underrepresented minorities
B) place advertisements in publications geared toward specific demographic groups
C) form partnerships with associations like the Society for Women Engineers
D) enter into a contractual agreement to hire from the Graduate Minority Business Association
E) rely on word of mouth marketing from its employees and resort to an e-mail campaign
66) Which of the following is not a component of comprehensive workforce programs
encouraging diversity?
A) encouraging their employees to learn foreign languages and culture to promote and attract a
diverse workforce
B) encouraging fair treatment of all people regardless of their demographic characteristics
C) fostering personal development practices that bring out the skills and abilities of all workers
D) teaching managers about the legal framework for equal employment opportunity
E) teaching managers how a diverse workforce will be better able to serve a diverse market of
customers and clients
67) In ________ cultures, similarity to supervisors is more important for predicting career
advancement.
A) collectivistic
B) sociocentric
C) egocentric
D) peer-to-peer
E) individualistic
68) In ________ cultures, similarity to peers is more important for predicting career
advancement.
A) egalitarian
B) individualistic
C) collectivistic
D) affective
E) sociocentric
69) Which of the following options do not suggest that diversity experiences are more likely to
lead to positive adaptation for all parties?
A) if the positive experience of stereotype undermining is repeated frequently
B) if the perceiver engages in stereotype suppression and generative thought in response to the
diversity experience
C) if the perceiver is perceived to be stereotypical and if his message is undermined by the
audience
D) if the diversity experience undermines stereotypical attitudes
E) if the perceiver is motivated and able to consider a new perspective on others
70) Safeway’s success in implementation of the Retail Leadership Development (RLD) program,
a formal career development program was proved by an increase of ________ percent in the
number of women-of-color store managers.
A) 63
B) 150
C) 71
D) 85
E) 92
71) Demographics mostly reflect surface-level diversity and not deep-level diversity.
72) Employee performance is not influenced by age, gender, race, ethnicity, and ability.