Faking of Personality Measures for College Admission in Teacher EducationAbstract. Personality measures in student admission entail the question if applicants fake, i. e. distort their responses to be viewed more favorably than they actually are. This ...
The present study (N = 844) examined the predictive validity and fairness of the assessment center (AC) and the general mental ability (GMA) test used to select officers for the Swiss Armed Forces. We found that both selection methods predicted candidates’...
One of the major theoretic frameworks through which human development is studied is a process-oriented model involving selection, optimization, and compensation. These three processes each provide accounts for methods by which gains are maximized and ...
Action regulation at university: application of a developmental meta-modelAbstract. In this article action strategies and their relation to indicators of study-related success are conceptualized within the general developmental model of selection, ...
The so-called crisis of psychological assessment: Looking back at the seventies of the 20th centuryAbstract. In 2004, the Diagnostica as the journal of psychological assessment and differential psychology with the longest tradition worldwide celebrates ...
Validation of the Selection Procedure for Special Gifted ClassesConsensually, identifying children for gifted educational programs requires the use of multiple measures, but empirical results that validate these selection decisions are still rare. In ...
Zusammenfassung. Durch die zunehmende Globalisierung der Märkte steigt der Bedarf an adäquaten Auswahlinstrumenten für die internationale Personalauswahl. Ein Scheitern der Auslandsentsendung ist oftmals mit hohen materiellen und immateriellen Kosten ...
Summary: Supervisor ratings are useful criteria for the validation of selection instruments but may be limited because of the presence of rating errors, such as halo. This study set out to show that supervisor ratings which are high in halo remain ...
The effects of varied test order within a computer test battery on test performance were investigated. An experiment was performed to determine whether completing objective personality tests sensu R. B. Cattell affects test performance in subsequent ...
Abstract. The layperson’s view associates aging with biological and cognitive losses, which could be associated with decrements in work productivity and overall contributions to society. In turn, ecological approaches to life span ...
Abstract. Given the fact that most of the dark personality measures are developed based on data collected in low-stake settings, the present study addresses the appropriateness of their use in high-stake contexts. Specifically, we examined item- and ...
Abstract. In the present paper, we explore the notion that judgments of typicality are dependent on the goal-relevancy of exemplars. However, we propose that relevancy can be derived from the response provided to stimulus, through the ...
Although computerization and standardization might make assessment center (AC) exercises easier to administer and score, drawbacks are that most of such exercises have a static and multiple-choice format. This study reports on the development and initial ...
The topic of what interviews measure has received a great deal of attention over the years. One line of research has investigated the relationship between interviews and the construct of cognitive ability. A previous meta-analysis reported an overall ...
Abstract. Knowledge on how to improve employees’ daily innovative performance is imperative, because innovation contributes importantly to organizational competitiveness. We tested a model in which daily use of selection, optimization, and compensation (...
Abstract. Honesty-Humility is a valuable predictor in personnel selection; however, problems with self-report measures create a need for new tools to judge this trait. Therefore, this research examines the interview as an alternative ...
Abstract: During employment interviews, candidates often use impression management tactics to influence how they are perceived by the interviewer. Previous research suggests that certain impression management ...
The job of an air traffic controller (ATCO) is very specific and demanding. The assessment of potential suitable candidates requires a customized and efficient selection procedure. The German Aerospace Center DLR conducts a highly selective, multiple-...
Abstract. The Temperament Structure Scales (TSS) are used in the selection of pilots, air traffic controllers, and astronauts at the German Aerospace Center (DLR). As there is evidence for the predictive validity of the TSS, its ...