Question

David carr is the hr manager of witherspoon inc., a publishing company. he wants to know if a certain test of cognitive ability, used in the advertising industry, can be successfully used in his organization. this scenario suggests that he wants to know if this test is a(n) _____ method of personnel selection.

Answer 1

The correct is generalizable.
He wants to know whether such a test used in the advertising industry is so general that it can be applied to his personnel too - whether its scope is so broad that he doesn't have to change a thing but that it can still be suitable for his employees.