PSYC 3402 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Assessment Centre, Hawthorne Effect, Personnel Selection
29 Sep 2016
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Workers increased productivity was not due to specific changes in the environ but was the result of new/increased attention. They increased lighting for one group & not the other; both groups increased in productivity. Therefore they started to decrease it for both groups but productivity still increased. Yes, because job applicants can predict/present themselves in a positive light. Those who engage in the most self-promotion are more likely to get hired but may not necessarily be the best candidate: faking. To present oneself in distorted ways in order to create a favorable impression: interviewers" preconceived notions. They might do something that result in you engaging in self-fulfilling prophecy; they might be close-minded or discriminatory. The effectiveness and the empirical results are mixed. The law prohibits the use except when screening applicants for jobs around public safety and national security: standardized tests. These should not be used in isolation of other measurements.
