A field study of frame-of-reference effects on personality test validity

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 545-551

  Hunthausen, John M ^a,b   Truxillo, Donald M ^a   Bauer, Talya N ^a   Hammer, Leslie B ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SEAHE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; COGNITION; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0038795333     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.88.3.545     Document Type: Article

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