Journal article
Empirical Assessment of Typical versus Maximal Responding in Behavior Description Interviews
Human performance, Vol.33(5), pp.447-467
10/19/2020
DOI: 10.1080/08959285.2020.1812075
Abstract
The purpose of this investigation was to provide a direct assessment of typical versus maximal responding in a Behavior Description Interview. A total of 109 participants were recruited from three universities and tested as applicants for a general retail position. When asked to describe a time when they had to deal with a difficult person, a core aspect of retail positions, responses reflected typical tendencies roughly half of the time and more maximal tendencies the other half. Convenience factors (e.g., recent, frequent) appeared to exert a strong influence on responding. Such mixing is problematic from a psychometric perspective given the relatively low correlation between these two aspects of performance. Typical versus maximal recall was not correlated with mental ability. Directions for future research are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Empirical Assessment of Typical versus Maximal Responding in Behavior Description Interviews
- Creators
- Allen Huffcutt - University of Wisconsin–Green BaySatoris S. Howes - Oregon State UniversitySusan L. Dustin - Illinois State UniversityAshley N. Chmielewski - Illinois State UniversityCorrie A. Marshall - Bradley UniversityRachael L. Metzger - Bradley UniversityVictoria P. Gioia - Bradley University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Human performance, Vol.33(5), pp.447-467
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- DOI
- 10.1080/08959285.2020.1812075
- ISSN
- 0895-9285
- eISSN
- 1532-7043
- Number of pages
- 21
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/19/2020
- Academic Unit
- Management and Entrepreneurship
- Record Identifier
- 9984380479402771
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