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Measuring Relationships between Personality, Knowledge, and Performance using Single‐response Situational Judgment Tests
Author(s) -
Crook Amy E.,
Beier Margaret E.,
Cox Cody B.,
Kell Harrison J.,
Hanks Ashley Rittmayer,
Motowidlo Stephan J.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of selection and assessment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.812
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1468-2389
pISSN - 0965-075X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2011.00565.x
Subject(s) - psychology , personality , incremental validity , variance (accounting) , situational ethics , social psychology , sample (material) , job performance , applied psychology , psychometrics , developmental psychology , test validity , job satisfaction , chemistry , accounting , chromatography , business
We report two studies that investigate single‐response situational judgment tests ( SJTs ) as measures of job knowledge. Study 1 examines relationships between job knowledge measured by a single‐response SJT , personality, and performance for museum tour guides. Study 2 extends Study 1's findings with a sample of volunteers using a single‐response SJT about volunteerism. In both studies, personality was related to knowledge, and knowledge predicted performance. In Study 2, knowledge accounted for incremental variance in performance beyond personality, but personality added no incremental variance beyond knowledge. Results suggest that knowledge of effective behavior and knowledge of ineffective behavior are separate constructs. These studies demonstrate the validity of single‐response SJTs and provide evidence that knowing what to do and what not to do are separate domains.