PSYC37H3 Chapter 8: Chapter 8
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Directive; officer guided directed and controlled the course. Employment interview designed to elicit information pertaining to qualifications and capabilities for duties. Psychologist rarely asked questions but commented and reflected of previous statement. Diagnostic interview centered on emotional functioning and how it would impede or facilitate competence. Interview resembles test: gathering information, describe individual, make future predictions. Interview have psychometric properties reliability and validity. Interviewer must take responsibility for conduct of interview. Interview remains one of most prevalent selection devices for employment. Essential testing tool in subspecialties clinical, industrial, counseling, school and correctional psychology. All interviews involve mutual interaction participants are interdependent; influence each other. Akehurst and vrij (1999): if one of ps interview increased their activity level, then activity of other ps also increased. Researchers conclude that ps in interview profoundly affect each other. Second expt found that increased activity on part of suspect related to increased suspiciousness on part of interrogator.
