Question 1

Which of the following is a physical ability?

Accepted Answer

A)   self-regulation
B)   visualization
C)   quantitative ability
D)   coordination
E)   spatial orientationF) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 2

Spatial ability refers to the ability to develop clever and novel ways to solve problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

________ is the ability to hear and discriminate sounds that vary in terms of loudness and pitch.

Accepted Answer

A)   Auditory attention
B)   Hearing sensitivity
C)   Speech recognition
D)   Verbal comprehension
E)   Oral expressionF) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 4

Terry is a great college football player. He is so good, in fact, that next spring, he will enter the NFL draft. Much to his puzzlement, his buddy Andre tells him he better be ready for the Wonderlic. Explain what the Wonderlic Personnel Test is, and describe what type of questions Terry might be facing when he takes it.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Self-awareness refers to the ability of people to

Accepted Answer

A)   harness emotions and employ them to improve their chances of being successful in whatever they are seeking to do.
B)   understand the types of emotions they are experiencing, acknowledge them, and express them naturally.
C)   block out any sensation of emotions as they move through life in pursuit of specific goals.
D)   recognize and understand the emotions that other people are feeling.
E)   be able to recover quickly from emotional experiences.F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

A group of friends decided to start their own custom clothing firm with the resources and abilities they have. Steven is really good at applying formulas to solve complex problems that involve numbers. Bobby excels at combining specific data into general conclusions. Richie is able to study stock market data and predict how the market fluctuations will affect an industry. These people believe that they can build a great future, and they are working hard toward their goals. From the information given, it can be concluded that Bobby has a high ability in the area of

Accepted Answer

A)   mathematical reasoning.
B)   verbal comprehension.
C)   inductive reasoning.
D)   perceptual speed.
E)   spatial reasoning.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 7

Number facility and mathematical reasoning are components of ________ ability.

Accepted Answer

A)   verbal
B)   reasoning
C)   emotional
D)   perceptual
E)   quantitativeF) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

Ken has an editorial position at an independent publisher in which he rapidly proofreads documents, sorts files and images, and categorizes objects. Ken depends a lot on

Accepted Answer

A)   problem sensitivity.
B)   spatial orientation.
C)   perceptual speed.
D)   visualization.
E)   originality.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 9

When a job requires repeated and quick bends, stretches, twists, or reaches, ________ flexibility is involved.

Accepted Answer

A)   sensory
B)   dynamic
C)   extent
D)   control
E)   circulatoryF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

Which of the following represent the three types of strengths?

Accepted Answer

A)   fine, gross, and manipulative
B)   static, dynamic, and explosive
C)   sensory, psychomotor, and reflexive
D)   flexible, dynamic, and sensory
E)   reflexive, dynamic, and staticF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 11

________ ability is a diverse set of abilities associated with sensing and solving problems using insight, rules, and logic.

Accepted Answer

A)   Verbal
B)   Quantitative
C)   Perceptual
D)   Spatial
E)   ReasoningF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

Anesthesiology is an area in which professionals require a great degree of problem sensitivity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Orlando needs to hire a worker for his medical supply company. The only information he has to go on are the SAT scores of three applicants. Nora scored a 1560, Charles scored a 1220, and Leon scored a 900. Based on the information he has, which person should Orlando hire and why?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nora, because high cognitive ability correlates with high job performance
B)   Leon, because low cognitive ability correlates with high organizational commitment
C)   Nora, because high cognitive ability correlates with high organizational commitment
D)   Leon, because low cognitive ability correlates with a high potential to learn new tasks
E)   Charles, because both high and low cognitive ability correlate with poor task performanceF) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

Which of the following scenarios represents a worker using gross body equilibrium?

Accepted Answer

A)   Lora has to calculate changing distances as she tracks storms.
B)   Ponch has to stretch in order to perform safety inspections in tight crawlspaces.
C)   Keenan completes a daily twenty-mile hike as he patrols the perimeter of a park.
D)   Tanner balances on branches with a chainsaw when he trims dead limbs over power lines.
E)   Hannah has to sprint to catch up with and tag the wild animals she is monitoring in a wetland.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

Provided their employers followed the recommended guidelines, which of the following people had to earn the highest Wonderlic score to earn his or her job?

Accepted Answer

A)   Kelsey, a mechanical engineer
B)   Milton, a machine operator
C)   Bartholomew, a firefighter
D)   Woodrow, an attorney
E)   Dani, a cashierF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

Emotional intelligence is an ability

Accepted Answer

A)   to avoid unpleasant settings.
B)   that affects social functioning.
C)   that improves physical performance.
D)   to apply general rules to specific problems.
E)   to make sense of information and find patterns.F) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

Chet works in a loud factory with multiple machines running at the same time. Somehow, he is able to tell immediately when a machine needs maintenance by subtle differences in the sound it is making. Chet's ability to focus on a single sound in the presence of many other sounds is termed

Accepted Answer

A)   depth perception.
B)   auditory attention.
C)   speech recognition.
D)   problem sensitivity.
E)   verbal comprehension.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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