Accountability and need for cognition effects on contrast, halo, and accuracy in performance ratings

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 119-138

  Palmer, Jerry K ^a   Feldman, Jack M ^b  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Contrast; Halo; Need for cognition; Performance ratings

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; HUMAN; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

COGNITION; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 17744390904     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.139.2.119-138     Document Type: Article

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