PSY 197 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Scantron Corporation, Paq, Psy
31 May 2017
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Conscientiousness is the best personality predictor for job performance. Cognitive ability is the best predictor for job performance. Defined as an objective and standardized procedure for measuring a psychological construct using a sample of behavior. Can assess a variety of psychological constructs. Tests can be used to measure psychological constructs and the score of tests can be used to predict work behaviors (potential) In order to make a good use of tests, you must clarify: The goal of tests: to select new personnel or promote. What construct do you want to measure. What criterion do you want to predict. Speed: test with a rigid and demanding time limits. Speed tests yield greater variability among candidates, allowing for more effective prediction. Shortcoming 2: adverse impact (information-processing speed varies across ages, ex: younger people finish quicker than older people) Americans with disabilities act (1990) requires additional time to complete a test.
