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HRCI SPHR Exam
Senior Professional in Human Resources (Page 11 )

Updated On: 12-Feb-2026
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Your organization uses ADDIE for developing new seminars and training. During the design of the course, you need to follow four distinct steps to create a good training design. Which of the following is NOT one of the four steps of design?

  1. Identify the outcome objectives.
  2. Identify the distribution methods.
  3. Identify learning methodologies.
  4. Gain agreement and sign-off.

Answer(s): B


Reference:

Professional in Human Resources Certification Guide, Sybex, ISBN: 978-0-470-43096-
5. Chapter 5: Human Resource Development. Official PHR and SPHR Certification Guide, HR Certification Institute, ISBN: 978-1-586-44149-4, Section III, The US Body of Knowledge.
Chapter: Human Resource Development
Objective: Talent Management



Rex is the Senior HR Professional for his organization and he's working with Jan, an HR Professional, in an exercise for a project team. The exercise gives the project team members assignments to do collectively and individually to construct a game. What type of organizational development activity is this?

  1. Team building
  2. Total Quality Management
  3. Implementation theory
  4. Human process intervention

Answer(s): A


Reference:

Professional in Human Resources Certification Guide, Sybex, ISBN: 978-0-470-43096-
5. Chapter 5: Human Resource Development. Official PHR and SPHR Certification Guide, HR Certification Institute, ISBN: 978-1-586-44149-4, Section III, The US Body of Knowledge.
Chapter: Human Resource Development
Objective: Talent Management



Which performance appraisal approach starts by identifying the most critical responsibilities and
correlates it to a particular type of behavior - where each identified responsibility and behavior are assessed for performance?

  1. BARS
  2. Results-based
  3. Comparative method
  4. Narrative method

Answer(s): A


Reference:

Professional in Human Resources Certification Guide, Sybex, ISBN: 978-0-470-43096-
5. Chapter 5: Human Resource Development. Official PHR and SPHR Certification Guide, HR Certification Institute, ISBN: 978-1-586-44149-4, Section III, The US Body of Knowledge.
Chapter: Human Resource Development
Objective: Performance Appraisal



A manager always requires a female member of the project team to take the meeting minutes.
This is an example of what type of discrimination?

  1. Disparate impact
  2. Disparate treatment
  3. Sexual harassment
  4. Adverse impact

Answer(s): B


Reference:

Professional in Human Resources Certification Study Guide, Sybex, ISBN: 978-0-470- 43096-5. Chapter Four: Workforce Planning. Official PHR and SPHR Certification Guide, HR Certification Institute, ISBN: 978-1-586-44149-4, Section III, The US Body of Knowledge.
Chapter: Human Resource Development
Objective: Unique Employee Needs



DRAG DROP
Drag and drop the compensations beside their corresponding descriptions.


  1. The Answer is Exhibit B.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

See Exhibit C.
At the broadest level, compensation and benefits, also referred to as total rewards, can be described as an exchange of payment from an employer for the services provided by its employees. The components of total rewards package are as follows:
Chapter: Compensation and Benefits
Objective: Total Rewards Defined






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