Question

Susan administers a psychological test to recently hired employees. One year later, she measures their performance and examines if test scores are related to job performance. She has done a _______study.

Answer 1

Answer: Predictive Validity

Explanation: Predictive validity study is a technique that is used in testing a group of people and predicting how their job performance is correlated to the test scores.

The study is best achieved when done in the long term say a year after some tests have been administered to the hired employees. However, it is also used in predicting the future behavior of newly hired employees.