PSY-5404 V3

Cavico, F. J., Muffler, S. C., & Mujtaba, B. G. (2013). Appearance discrimination in employment: Legal and ethical implications of “lookism” and “lookphobia.” Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, 32(1), 83–119.
This article is important because it describes the legal and ethical implications of appearance discrimination. It is a key article to review to complete the Week 8 assignment.

Szostek, J., & Hobson, C. J. (2011). Employment test evaluation made easy: Effective use of Mental Measurements Yearbooks. Employee Relations Law Journal, 37(2), 67-74.
This article is important because it describes how the MMY can be used to find and evaluate tests for use in employment settings. It is a key article to review for the Week 8 assignment.

National Center for O*NET Development. (n.d.). Testing and assessment: An employer’s guide to good practices. U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration.

• Download the DOL’s Testing and Assessment report and review Chapter 5: Standards for Evaluating Tests and Chapter 6: Administering Assessment Instruments for tips on how to create your selection protocol and evaluate psychological tests for use in employment settings.
• You can also review Chapter 2: Understanding the Legal Context of Assessment—Employment Laws and Regulations with Implications for Assessment for a review of the legal context relevant to employment testing.

National Center for O*NET Development. 39-9031.00 - Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors. O*NET OnLine.
This resource is useful as it describes the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics (KSAOs) needed to succeed as an exercise trainer/fitness instructor. This is a key resource to review for the Week 8 assignment.

Yusko, K. P., Bellenger, B. L., Larson, E. C., Hanges, P. J. Aiken, J.R. (2017). Legal and fairness considerations in employee selection. In H. W. Goldstein, E.D. Pulakos, C. Semedo, & J. Passmore. The Wiley Blackwell handbook of the psychology of recruitment, selection and employee retention. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated.
This resource shares a general discussion of legal and fairness issues in employee selection. Review pages 426-434 for a focus on legal issues and fairness specific to psychological testing in the workplace.