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KEY FEATURES: A student-friendly writing style makes the content more approachable for readers to retain. Personal stories from fellows of the Association of Psychological Science (APS) convey to readers that even the most distinguished experts make mistakes that can be avoided through examination. Critical thinking questions give students the opportunity to reflect on preceding essays. Stories from all areas of psychology appeal to learners beyond subfields of psychology.
The Importance of Being There
The Importance of Being There
Organizational psychologists are trained to predict, explain, and influence behavior in organizational settings. Among our long-standing interests is the selection process, namely, the development of selection tests that will enable an employer to accurately predict prior to hiring who is going to perform effectively on the job.
To decide whether a selection technique is useful, we organizational psychologists take the following four steps. First, we do a job analysis to identify the knowledge, skills, and behaviors that are critical to performing the job. Second, we actively encourage people from all sectors in society to apply for the job. Third, we assess the reliability of the selection instrument developed on the basis of ...
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