Pymetrics Games Flashcards

Pymetrics claims to reduce bias in hiring. How does it attempt to achieve this?

Answer: By auditing algorithms to ensure protected characteristics don't drive outcomes

Pymetrics audits its algorithms for adverse impact, adjusting benchmarks to ensure race, gender, and other protected attributes don't unfairly influence match scores.

In the Stop Signal Game, a faster Stop Signal Reaction Time (SSRT) indicates what?

Answer: Better impulse control and response inhibition

A faster SSRT means you can cancel a response more quickly after seeing a stop signal, reflecting stronger inhibitory control.

Which Pymetrics trait is MOST relevant for roles that require sustained focus on repetitive tasks over a long shift?

Answer: Attention and focus (sustained attention)

Sustained attention—measured partly by tasks like the Keypress and Stop Signal games—predicts performance in roles requiring prolonged concentration.

A company builds its Pymetrics benchmark from only its top 10% of performers. What risk does this create?

Answer: The benchmark may perpetuate existing workforce biases if top performers aren't diverse

If top performers share demographic characteristics due to historical bias, the benchmark can encode and replicate that bias into future hiring decisions.

In the Faces Game, which set of emotions are candidates typically asked to identify?

Answer: A range of basic emotions including fear, anger, disgust, surprise, happiness, and sadness

The Faces Game uses the full set of Ekman's six basic universal emotions to assess breadth of emotional recognition ability.

What should a candidate do if they experience a technical issue (lag, disconnection) during Pymetrics games?

Answer: Contact Pymetrics or the employer's recruiting team to report the issue and request a reset

Technical issues should be reported to Pymetrics support or the recruiter so they can reset the affected session without penalizing the candidate.

Which Pymetrics game specifically requires holding a growing sequence of numbers and repeating it in REVERSE order?

Answer: Digit Span Backward Task

The Digit Span Backward Task requires reversing the recalled sequence, measuring more demanding working memory manipulation than forward recall.