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Integrity Inventory

Integrity Inventory is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Integrity Inventory rather than just read about it. In short: The Integrity Inventory (stylized as I2), is a nationally normed entry-level personnel selection tool that incorporates employment integrity testing. It was developed by industrial organizational psychologist Mark Tawney, Ph.D., Principal and Vice President of IOS, Inc., or Industrial/Organizational Solutions Inc, referred to as IOS in the 2009 United States Supreme Court case, Ricci v.

Key takeaways

Integrity Inventory belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Integrity Inventory to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Integrity Inventory from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Integrity Inventory (stylized as I2), is a nationally normed entry-level personnel selection tool that incorporates employment integrity testing. It was developed by industrial organizational psychologist Mark Tawney, Ph.D., Principal and Vice President of IOS, Inc., or Industrial/Organizational Solutions Inc, referred to as IOS in the 2009 United States Supreme Court case, Ricci v. DeStefano. In the United States, vocations within the public safety sector, (i.e., firefighter, sheriff and police officer, correctional officer, emergency medical services including emergency medical technician); and employment in for-profit retail and wholesale business, and nonprofit sectors often require Industrial and Organizational Psychology employment testing, for initial employment and advancement throughout the ranks.

Overview The Integrity Inventory, when used as a pre-employment screening tool, predicts individuals’ likelihood of engaging in Counterproductive work behaviors including assessing: ethics and moral character, work attitudes, theft attitudes, potential for substance abuse (i.e., alcohol or drug use), emotional stability, turnover intentions, and/or behaviors that are hazardous and place the civilian population and coworkers at heightened risks. Qualified individuals with a reduced risk of such counterproductive workplace behaviors are selected for employment, leading to a more productive workforce. Counterproductive workplace behaviors lead to real financial losses for business; in the public safety and private sector, such behaviors are hazardous and place the civilian population and coworkers at heightened risk. As such, the prediction of counterproductive workplace behaviors constitutes a business necessity as outlined in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures. Psychological testing is a standard and growing practice for human resources departments throughout the United States who seek high integrity employees. This exam has the sensitivity needed to accurately assess the individuals that will be charged with protecting our lives, families, property, and businesses. The Integrity Inventory displays no adverse impact against protected classes and allows you to select and rank-order candidates most likely to succeed based on their integrity and honesty.

References Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychological, Inc., Individual Psychological Assessment Archived 2011-08-14 at the Wayback Machine accessed 7-29-2011

External links Official Website Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine International Recruitment Public Safety Training Website Public Safety Recruitment Website

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Integrity Inventory

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Integrity Inventory claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Integrity Inventory before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Integrity Inventory ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Integrity Inventory

In research: Integrity Inventory appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Integrity Inventory in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Integrity Inventory is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Occupational screening and assessment tools, Psychological tests and scales, Recruitment, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Integrity Inventory outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Integrity Inventory in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Integrity Inventory means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Integrity Inventory out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Integrity Inventory in simple terms?

Why does Integrity Inventory matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Integrity Inventory?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Integrity Inventory.