Application patterns when applicants know the odds: Implications for selection research and practice

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 586-593

  Kuncel, Nathan R ^a   Klieger, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Applicant; Cognitive ability; Range restriction; Standardized test

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; UNIVERSITY;

COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33947417768     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.92.2.586     Document Type: Article

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