Impact of elaboration on responding to situational judgment test items

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 345-355

  Lievens, Filip ^a   Peeters, Helga ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 56349172251     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2008.00440.x     Document Type: Article

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