The HR department at Buckworth Consulting recently developed and employed a certain test in the selection process for managers.After observing a certain trend in the organization,the HR department concluded that the test being used was not a valid selection criterion.Which of the following most likely led to that observation?
A) Managers who were recruited without the tests performed well when promoted to other roles.
B) Managers who got low scores on the tests performed poorly when promoted to other roles.
C) Managers who fared well in the tests performed well in their roles.
D) Managers who performed well on the tests performed poorly in their roles.
E) Managers who were recruited without the tests performed poorly in their roles.

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One way to determine whether a measure is valid is to compare many people's scores on that measure with their job performance. If the managers who performed well in the tests do not demonstrate the same level of performance in their respective job roles, it undermines the validity of the test.

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