The criterion problem: 1917 - 1992
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Individuals differ on multiple aspects of their job-role behavior; criteria are measures that attempt to capture these differences. Measures of criteria are used by several constituencies within applied psychology. Among them, researchers used criteria for the evaluation of theories of work behavior, the effective administration of human resources and the provision of feedback to individuals. One index of the importance of criteria is the observation that most, if not all, of the pioneers of industrial-organizational psychology addressed this issue during their careers. This article reviews conceptual and methodological developments pertaining to the criterion problem since 1917, using as an organizing device dimensions, methods of measurement and analysis, and categorizing frameworks. A shift away from an emphasis on brute prediction toward a balanced treatment of both empirical and conceptual issues is highlighted by calls for the validation of criteria and by increased attention to modeling performance, as well as a recognition of multiple perspectives and competing values from which to view performance and criterion measurement. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)
Publication Name: Journal of Applied Psychology
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0021-9010
Year: 1992
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Suppressing illusory halo with forced-choice items
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Bartlett (1983) reported favorable results in a test of Wherry's (1952) proposition for statistically suppressing illusory halo. In this study, a methodologically independent criterion was used to test the hypothesis that Bartlett's methodology artifactually confounded his predictor and criterion measures. Ratings of discriminating and nondiscriminating items from a forced-choice scale were used to predict methodologically confounded and methodologically independent performance ratings. When Bartlett's methodologically confounded criterion was used, a strong suppressor effect was found for low discriminating items, as in Bartlett's research. When the methodologically independent criterion was used, no suppressor effect was obtained. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)
Publication Name: Journal of Applied Psychology
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0021-9010
Year: 1991
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