Evan smith is the hr manager of 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. in other words, he wants to know if this test is a(n) method of personnel selection.

generalizable method of personnel selection .

Explanation:

Generalizable -  

This method applies to the the time period , people , organization , job , applicants etc .

It is a selection method valid in one context .

hence , from the information given in the question , in the publishing company ,  the test is the generalizable method of personnel selection .

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