employment test

any instrument used to assess the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics of applicants so as to predict their performance in a job. Employment tests can be used to measure a variety of attributes, such as decision-making skills, aptitudes and interests, personality traits, and sensory and motor abilities. See selection test. See also integrity testing; occupational test; personnel test; work-sample test.

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September 8th 2024

speciesism

speciesism

n. discriminatory, prejudicial, or exploitative practices against nonhuman animals, often on the basis of an assumption of human superiority. See also animal rights. —speciesist n., adj.