PSYC 3250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Longitudinal Study, Personnel Selection, Strong Interest Inventory

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3250
• Professor: Deborah Powell

Document Summary

A learned affective response to an object or activity: things that we are interested in elicit positive feelings, things in which we have no interest in elicit little affect, apathy or even aversion. Interests are not the same as abilities: measures of abilities tend to predict performance or proficiency, whereas measures of interests are related to satisfaction or persistence. Applications of interest measures have been linked almost exclusively to vocational counseling. Actuarial approach: compares a person"s interests with those of members of specific groups and attempts to predict satisfaction with various activities or occupations. Designed to help people understand their interests, in order to promote better performance, greater productivity, and greater job satisfaction. Look at the standard scores does that scale look familiar? o. Basic interest scales (30 scales): designed to provide specific information about the likes and dislikes of the, each scale has reasonably homogeneous content, and focuses on a narrow, respondent concentrated interest area.