PSYC 3050 : 3050exam22
Document Summary
Individual responds to questions: ex most cognitive ability tests (gre, sat) Individual is given to 1 person at a time. Large portion of correlation variable is accounted for through gen cat: early tests to measure cognitive ability, 25% of the variance is accounted for, but 75% isn"t. Interviews are still common: evaluating selection programs. It"s the effort people put forward: needs theories, emphasize role of personality, needs, and values as basis of behavior differences, maslov"s hierarchy of needs, we are aroused by certain needs that are biological and instinctive in nature. Low order needs physiological, safety, love: high order needs esteem, self-actualization, motivated first by low order needs, when these are met higher order needs become more important. Frustration-regression individual frustrated at high level refocuses energy on satisfying lower needs: herzberg"s 2 factor theory, alderfer"s erg theory. Jobs should be designed with core dimensions in mind.
