Psychology 2061A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Job Analysis, Performance Appraisal, Job Performance

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2061A/B
• Professor: Meaghan Ross

Document Summary

Chapter 3 job analysis and competency models. The meiorin case: ms. meiorin was employed for three years as a firefighter. She was required to take a physical fitness test, measuring the physiological components needed for the job. However, the study was primarily descriptive (based on measuring the average performance levels of the test subject and converting them into minimum performance standards) and it did not distinguish between male and female subjects. After 4 attempts, she failed to meet the aerobic standard and was laid off: meiorin decision from the supreme court of canada set new legal standards in canada for the use of tests in personnel selection. Job analysis helps identify duties performed and performance required for success: hiring someone though an assessment is based on the assumption that higher levels of attributes are linked to higher levels of job performance.