Rater selective attention ability and appraisal effectiveness: The effect of a cognitive style on the accuracy of differentiation among ratees.

Abstract

This research attempts to understand further the influence of information processing characteristics of raters on the appraisal process The effect of the level of selective attention ability of raters on the accuracy of ratings was examined in two studies. A group-administered measure of field dependence-independence was used to divide raters into high and low selectivity levels In Study 1, 288 psychology undergraduates rated four vignettes of instructors by either direct inspection or from memory In Study 2, 71 management undergraduates rated the vignettes. The memory manipulation significantly influenced rating accuracy In both studies, raters high in selectivity provided significantly more accurate appraisals than did raters low in selectivity. Implications and generahzabihty are discussed

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