PSYC 3350 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Cognitive Abilities Test, Police Psychology, Predictive Validity

• School: Lakehead University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3350
• Professor: Beth Visser

Document Summary

Police selection: police selection procedures: a set of procedures used by the police to either screen out undesirable candidates or select in desirable candidates. An attempt must also be made to determine the i(cid:374)stru(cid:373)e(cid:374)t"s (cid:448)alidit(cid:455), or the e(cid:454)te(cid:374)t to (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h the s(cid:272)ores on the instrument relate to measures of actual, on-the-job police performance. Constructing and validating selection instruments: predictive validity: the extent to which scores on a test (e. g. a cognitive abilities test) predict scores on some other measure (e. g. supervisor ratings of police performance) If the selection data accurately predict job performance, the selection instrument is said to have predictive validity: one challenge relates to how researchers measure the performance of police officers. The selection interview: selection interview: in recruiting police officers, an interview used by the police to determine the extent to which an applicant possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities deemed important for the job.