Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Aptitudes, Job Knowledge, and Job Performance.

Hunter, John E.

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Publication Date: 1986

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Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Aptitudes, Job Knowledge, and Job Performance.

Hunter, John E.

Journal of Vocational Behavior, v29 n3 p340-62 Dec 1986

Reviews the hundreds of studies showing that general cognitive ability predicts job performance in all jobs. Shows that general cognitive ability predicts supervisor ratings and training success and that general cognitive ability predicts objective, rigorously content valid work sample performance with even higher validity. (Author/ABB)

Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Job Performance, Predictive Measurement, Skill Analysis, Vocational Aptitude

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Language: English

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