Predicting the Job Performance of Store Detectives

Hayes, Read

doi:10.1057/palgrave.sj.8340180

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“…The WPT is a 50-item, 12 min test of cognitive ability (Wonderlic, 1992) that has been shown to measure general intelligence (g), fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence (Bell et al, 2002, Matthews andLassiter, 2007). It is also of interest because it is used most often in non-military settings -clients include everyone from banks (Porter, 1996) to retail stores (Hayes, 2004) to the National Football League (Roberts, 2006;Barra, 2006). The Wonderlic company released norms in 2005 that covered the use of its tests for more than 200 employers and 2000 jobs (Higley, 2008).…”

Section: Example Of Unobtrusive Knowledge Scalesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The unobtrusive knowledge test: validity and stereotype threats

Martin

Moore²,

Hedgspeth³

2009

Equal Opportunities International

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to validate the unobtrusive knowledge test (UKT) in a minority population, and examine its potential for limiting stereotype threat. Design/methodology/approach -Study One: (convergent validity): UKT and Wonderlic Personnel Test (WPT) scores were correlated for 131 students. Study Two: (stereotype threat) 202 minority students were placed into one of four groups based on whether or not they were given instructions to elicit stereotype threat, and whether they took the Excellence scale of the UKT or the WPT. Findings -Correlations provided evidence of convergent validity between the Excellence subscale of the UKT and the WPT. The stereotype threat study was inconclusive, with no differences being seen in the threat/non-threat conditions for the WPT, and higher scores in the threat condition than the non-threat condition for the UKT. Research limitations/implications -Unreliability of some scales and low correlations of others with the WPT, lessened the overall UKT's convergent validity. Practical implications -The need to develop measures of intelligence not subject to adverse impact is clear, and the results of the current research provide justification for further research establishing the properties of the UKT as a selection tool. Originality/value -This paper offers new evidence of the usefulness of the UKT as a measure of cognitive ability for minority populations, and raises questions about the impact of stereotype threat on the UKT test.

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Section: Example Of Unobtrusive Knowledge Scalesmentioning

confidence: 99%