Legal Compliance & Ethical Assessment Practices Flashcards

A KSA assessor is asked to develop a test for a job that does not yet exist. Which validation strategy is MOST appropriate in this situation?

Answer: Synthetic validity using job component information

Synthetic validity builds validity evidence by linking component KSAs to known valid measures, making it feasible when a job doesn't yet have incumbents to study.

The executive order requiring federal contractors to take affirmative action regarding race, color, religion, sex, and national origin is:

Answer: Executive Order 11246

Executive Order 11246, signed in 1965, requires federal contractors to take affirmative action and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.

Which of the following assessment scenarios BEST illustrates a violation of the ethical principle of 'do no harm' (non-maleficence)?

Answer: Sharing individual scores with supervisors without candidate consent

Sharing confidential assessment results without consent causes direct harm to the candidate's privacy and trust, violating non-maleficence.

Under OFCCP regulations, which document must federal contractors develop to analyze and address any underutilization of women and minorities?

Answer: Affirmative Action Program (AAP)

OFCCP requires covered federal contractors to develop and maintain a written Affirmative Action Program (AAP) that identifies underutilization and establishes placement goals.

A KSA assessor uses a norm-referenced test but the norms were established 15 years ago with a different population. The most significant ethical concern is:

Answer: Score interpretations may be inaccurate due to norm obsolescence

Outdated norms from a different population can render score interpretations invalid, leading to inaccurate and potentially harmful selection decisions.

When adverse impact is found in a multi-hurdle selection process, UGESP requires that the adverse impact analysis be conducted:

Answer: At each individual step and for the overall process

UGESP mandates adverse impact analysis at each stage of a multi-hurdle process and for the total process, because earlier hurdles may mask or amplify disparities.

Which of the following best describes a 'bona fide occupational qualification' (BFOQ) defense in the context of KSA assessment?

Answer: A characteristic normally prohibited from consideration that is essential to performing the job

BFOQ allows employers to use otherwise prohibited characteristics (e.g., sex, religion) when they are genuinely necessary to perform the core functions of the job.