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Aphr Certification: Practice Test Questions With 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Updated 2024 Which type of analysis focuses specifically on the factors that determine what opportunities and threats an organization faces? a) PEST analysis b) SWOT analysis c) cost-benefit analysis d) innovation metric - Correct Answer-a) PEST analysis Essential job functions listed in a job description should focus on: a) skills b) personality traits c) the manner in which a job will be completed d) desired outcomes - Correct Answer-d) desired outcomes How should digital records stored on hard drives be disposed of? pg. 1 professoraxel a) By erasing all data from the drive b) By performing a DoD 5520.22-M wipe on the drive c) By overwriting all data on the drive with junk data consisting of random characters d) By physically destroying the drive - Correct Answer-b) By performing a DoD 5520.22-M wipe on the drive Which of the following provides a complete measure of how much each employer costs an organization? a) cost per hire b) HR value added c) total compensation expense per employee d) human capital ROI - Correct Answer-c) total compensation expense per employee Which of the following best describes what an HR manager does when performing a ratio analysis? a) makes predictions about how technological advances will change workforce needs b) makes predictions about what skills new employees will need in the coming year c) uses historical information to predict staffing needs pg. 2 professoraxel According to the Any Difference rule of utilization analysis, an employer underutilizes potential employees from a protected class if: a) members of a protected class are more represented within an organization than in the available labor supply b) the proportion of employees from a protected class in a company is any lower than in the available labor supply c) the proportion of employees from a protected class in a company is 80 percent of what is available in the labor supply d) employees who are members of a protected class are entirely unrepresented in an organization - Correct Answer-b) the proportion of employees from a protected class in a company is any lower than in the available labor supply Which of the following best defines disparate treatment? a) discrimination that occurs when individuals in different situations are treated differently based on the individual's race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability status b) discrimination that occurs when individuals in similar situations are treated differently based on the individual's race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability status pg. 5 professoraxel c) discrimination that occurs when an apparently neutral employment practice disproportionately excludes a protected group from employment opportunities d) discrimination that occurs when an apparently neutral employment practice disproportionately includes a protected group from employment opportunities - Correct Answer-b) discrimination that occurs when individuals in similar situations are treated differently based on the individual's race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability status When employment actions disproportionately disadvantage employees who are members of protected groups, this is called: a) disparate impact b) unfair practice c) discriminatory treatment d) disparate treatment - Correct Answer-a) disparate impact In order to avoid 'negligent referral' liability, an HR professional who is contacted about a previous employee who was terminated for inappropriate behavior must: pg. 6 professoraxel a) advise potential employers not to hire the terminated employee b) cite the Privacy Act and refuse to disclose any further information c) provide the potential employer with minimal information d) provide the potential employer with all the facts surrounding the employee's dismissal, but make no recommendation regarding the hiring decision - Correct Answer-d) provide the potential employer with all the facts surrounding the employee's dismissal, but make no recommendation regarding the hiring decision Rules prohibiting discrimination against older employees are laid out in: a) VEVRAA b) ADEA c) Portal-to-Portal Act d) Equal Pay Act - Correct Answer-b) ADEA When pre-employment tests reliably measure the relationship between performance on a test and performance on the job, the test has: a) content validity pg. 7 professoraxel Which of the following employee protections is provided by the CCPA? a) employees are protected from termination based on their wages being garnished for a single debt b) employees are protected against levies on their paychecks c) employees are protected against unfair labor practices d) employees are protected against predatory investors - Correct Answer-a) employees are protected from termination based on their wages being garnished for a single debt Which of the following types of job evaluation is used to specify the relative value of a job compared to others in an organization? a) classification method b) job ranking method c) point-factor rating d) factor comparison method - Correct Answer-c) point-factor rating pg. 10 professoraxel breaks down jobs into compensable factors identified during a job analysis. Points are assigned to the factors, and a pay structure is established for the position. Under which of the following categories do everyday business records belong in? a) legal hold b) enterprise c) inactive d) industry - Correct Answer-b) enterprise Employee records follow a lifespan. Which of the following is necessary for keeping unwanted records organized? a) creation b) maintenance c) final disposition d) use - Correct Answer-c) final disposition Which of the following organizational goals focuses on improving the way something is created and delivered? a) profitability goals pg. 11 professoraxel b) productivity goals c) operational goals d) quality goals - Correct Answer-b) productivity goals Which of the following phases of strategic human resource metrics analysis occurs last? a) effectiveness b) value creation c) impact d) measurement - Correct Answer-c) impact The information needed to calculate turnover includes the number of employees who are: a) terminated. b) on leave. c) hired. d) suspended. - Correct Answer-a) terminated. Which document fulfills all requirements when completing an I-9 form? a) Birth certificate pg. 12 professoraxel Which of the following terms refers to collapsing multiple pay ranges into a single-wide pay range? a) Wide banding b) Pay compression c) Green circle rates d) Broadbanding - Correct Answer-d) Broadbanding According to Maslow's hierarchy theory, which need must first be met? a) Esteem b) Security/safety c) Self-actualization d) Belonging/loving - Correct Answer-b) Security/safety Which of the following compensates employees who arrive at work but find that no work is available? a) On-call pay b) Reporting time pay c) Premium pay d) Travel pay - Correct Answer-b) Reporting time pay pg. 15 professoraxel HR metrics are measurements used to determine: a) The amount of supplies such as pencils and printer toner to order b) How many Disneyland discount tickets to arrange c) The value and effectiveness of HR performance such as turnover, training, return on human capital, and expenses per employee d) The annual holiday party budget - Correct Answer-c) The value and effectiveness of HR performance such as turnover, training, return on human capital, and expenses per employee When an employee's doctor releases the employee to return to work with restrictions, what should happen? a) The employer must take the employee back and find a way to accommodate the restrictions. b) The employer can determine whether there is a way to accommodate the restrictions. c) The employer is obligated to return the employee to the same job without doing all the heavy lifting. d) The employer is required to pay the employee the normal rate even if there is no job available with the required restrictions. - Correct Answer-b) The employer can determine whether there is a way to accommodate the restrictions. pg. 16 professoraxel Progressive discipline policies generally involve multiple levels of: a) Management approval before a warning is possible b) Increasingly severe disciplinary action c) Employee appeal before disciplinary action d) Supervisory explanation before approval of a warning - Correct Answer-b) Increasingly severe disciplinary action A private-sector employer does not have the right to: a) Examine the contents of employee lockers and desks b) Listen in on customer service representative phone calls with customers c) Track drivers of company vehicles using GPS devices d) Use cameras in the employee restroom to catch smokers who should not be smoking in the bathroom - Correct Answer- d) Use cameras in the employee restroom to catch smokers who should not be smoking in the bathroom Employment policies as laid out in the employee handbook can take precedence over union contracts. pg. 17 professoraxel If a manager were to rank employees from the best performer to the worst performer, what type of performance appraisal would he be conducting? a) Behavioral b) Rating c) Comparison d) Narrative - Correct Answer-c) Comparison Who provides employee feedback during a 360 degree feedback appraisal? a) peers b) managers c) direct reports d) all of the above - Correct Answer-d) all of the above During the ADDIE process, when are formative evaluations conducted? a) Just before the design process b) Just after the implementation process c) Formative evaluations are not part of the ADDIE process pg. 20 professoraxel d) Formative evaluations are conducted throughout the ADDIE process - Correct Answer-d) Formative evaluations are conducted throughout the ADDIE process Which act was first formed to prevent the formation of monopolies, but also introduced the option for court injunction to stop union efforts? a) Sherman Antitrust Act b) Railway Labor Act c) Clayton Antitrust Act d) Wagner Act - Correct Answer-c) Clayton Antitrust Act Which of the following acts requires that employees be given 60 days' notice before mass layoffs? a) NLRA b) FLSA c) WARN d) ADEA - Correct Answer-a) NLRA Imagine you are concerned about the possibility of a violent incident occurring in your organization's workplace. Which of the following would be the most effective approach? pg. 21 professoraxel a) Consult with a licensed professional threat assessor b) Privately meet with individuals you suspect of being high- risk to discuss their emotional state c) Make it known throughout the workplace that you would like employees to report on the behavior of individuals you suspect of being high-risk d) Personally keep a close eye on individuals you suspect of being high-risk, without making it known to them - Correct Answer-a) Consult with a licensed professional threat assessor Which act made it the case that injunctions could be used to end strikes only in instances where there is a threat of damage to property? a) Sherman Antitrust Act b) Railway Labor Act c) Clayton Antitrust Act d) Wagner Act - Correct Answer-c) Clayton Antitrust Act A competitive way to shrink the market or leverage resources can be from a __________. a) contract manufacturer b) merger or acquisition pg. 22 professoraxel