Differentiating Specific Job Knowledge From Implicit Trait Policies in Procedural Knowledge Measured by a Situational Judgment Test

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 321-333

  Motowidlo, Stephan J ^a   Beier, Margaret E ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

implicit trait policies; procedural knowledge; scoring key; situational judgment test; specific job knowledge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHARACTER; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICS;

CHARACTER; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 77949647750     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017975     Document Type: Article

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