Jay and Jackie are opening a new business and need to hire several employees. They decide to give the prospective employees an intelligence test but can't decide what it is they want to measure. Jay thinks they should find out how much the prospective employees already know. But Jackie thinks that the person's ability to learn new things is more important for their new business. Based on their intentions to measure different aspects, Jay should use a(n) ___________ test and Jackie should use a(n) ____________ test.
A)aptitude; mental competence
B)mental competence; aptitude
C)achievement; aptitude
D)aptitude; achievement

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Jay is interested in what prospective employees already know, which is measured by an achievement test. Jackie wants to assess the ability to learn new things, which is measured by an aptitude test.

Jay and Jackie Are Opening a New Business and Need