Quiz 10 (Vocational) Flashcards
(57 cards)
What is the consensus model of vocational interests?
on par with personality consensus model (Big 5)
Holland’s RIASEC.
Are interests fairly stable or variable over time?
Stable.
What kind of general factor is present in regards to interests in topics?
Some people have more interests than others, and those who do acquire broader knowledge.
How is the RIASEC organized?
6 clusters
Those adjacent are more likely to co-occur.
What is Holland’s congruence hypothesis?
Those employed in careers congruent with their interests are more satisfied with their job and perform better at work.
interest measure (definition)
An instrument designed to evaluate testtakers’ likes, dislikes, etc. for the purpose of comparison with groups of members of various occupations and professions.
Strong Interest Inventory (SII)
How was it made?
What system?
1) select items that could distinguish interests
2) give the test to people of different occupations
3) get rid of items that had no discriminative ability and sort those that are of interest by occupation
4) make final version that compares scores with people of different occupations.
A 5-point continuum from strongly like to strongly dislike
What’s the longest history interest measure that is talked about in the book called?
Strong Interest Inventory (SII)
The O*NET is based on which model?
Holland’s RIASEC model
O*NET Work Importance Locator (what is it?)
A sorting procedure to rank aspects of working. Value preferences and job compatibility.
Vocational interest with what other measures is important?
Aptitude, possibly confidence/self-efficacy, personality, etc.
Aptitude vs. Achievement tests.
Achievement more narrow in scope.
Aptitude has more informal learning assessed.
Mental ability and job performance
Correlated positively. Stronger correlation when high-complexity jobs.
O*NET Ability Profiler - what kind of test is it?
An aptitude test with 9 ability tests.
What is O’Connor Tweezer Dexterity test?
Assesses motor skills and dexterity. Ability test? Blurred.
What two personality tests are most widely used in the workplace?
NEO PI-R and MBTI
integrity test - what is it?
alternative name for these tests used in employment-related things?
Predict honesty, theft, violence.
COPS (criterion-focused occupational personality scale)
What did Jung say is most fundamental personality distinction?
Introverts direct energy inward, energized by reflection.
Extraverts energized by external world.
Explain how the MBTI 4 things work together.
Fundamentally, people are E or I (energy inward or outward)
People can be predominantly Perceiving (become aware of something) or Judging (come to conclusions about things)
People can perceive in two different ways: Sensing (using senses) or Intuition
People can judge in 2 ways: Thinking (objective logic) or Feeling (subjective)
Why is trying to find relationship between personality and work performance hard?
No single metric for work performance across occupations.
What traits are related to work performance?
Conscientiousness and Extraversion positively correlated.
Neuroticism negatively correlated.
screening vs. selection
screening is min. requirements. selection is accept/reject
placement vs. classification.
look at book lol. quite weird and specific.
Resume and cover letter is less used solely for securing employment. But for what?
Stepping-stone into interviews or other evaluations. Basis for rejection.
