The effects of required elaboration of answers to biodata questions

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 569-587

  Schmitt, Neal ^a   Kunce, Charles ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ACT INC   (United States)

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EID: 0036746612     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2002.tb00121.x     Document Type: Article

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