Organization C has developed a new selection system. The company is interested in determining if the system predicts performance on the job, so Organization C gave the selection tests to 100 existing employees. What is the best way to describe this process?
A) assessing concurrent validity through a cross-validation study
B) assessing concurrent validity through a criterion-related validity study
C) assessing predictive validity through a criterion-related validity study
D) assessing predictive validity through a cross-validation study

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Concurrent validity is assessed when a new test is administered to current employees to see how well it correlates with their current job performance, making it a criterion-related validity study. Predictive validity would involve testing new applicants and comparing their test results to their future job performance, which is not the scenario described. Cross-validation typically refers to using the test in a different sample to see if it still predicts job performance, which is also not the scenario described.

Organization C Has Developed a New Selection System