Psychology 2080A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Interpersonal Attraction, Structured Interview, Social Facilitation

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2080A/B
• Professor: Donald Saklofske

Document Summary

The interview as a test: an interview resembles a test, an interview is a method for gathering data about an individual. Interviews can be evaluated in terms of standard psychometric qualities such as reliability and validity. Reciprocal nature of interviewing: many types and purposes of interviews all share certain factors, first all interviews involve mutual interaction whereby the participants are interdependent. Social facilitation =we tend to act like the models around us. Specific interview techniques vary depending on such factors as the type of interview and the goals: the proper attitudes, good interviewing is more a matter of attitude than skill. Summarizing and clarification: go just beyond the interviewee"s response. Level four: the interviewer adds "noticeably" to the interviewee"s response. Interview validity: many sources of error come from the extreme difficulty we have in making accurate, logical observations and judgements.