PSYC 353 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Sensation Seeking, Statistical Significance, Comparator
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Empirical method: let data speak for themselves, regardless of item content but how people respon and how this correlates, mmpi"s, more in text. Discussion question: potential advantages and disadvantages of using testing for job interviews: Advantages: may be used to screen out those early on that will not fit the job. Disadvanatges: are people really telling the truth, if you don"t have a valid personality scale, this might harm tour company, scales might show gender/racial biased approaches. What are employers looking for? (michigan dept. of ed. ) 7 out of 8 involved conscientiousness = to the tendency to be reliable and dependable later on Studied over 500 000 people, 43 different tests in 700 studies . However a poor predictor in thievery (0. 13) people aren"t honest. Validity evidence: average correlation between scores and supervisors ratings on conscientiousness and how reliable the worker was: r = 0. 41. Integrity test = conscientiousness tests (tendency to be reliable and dependable)
