Personality validity: The role of schemas and motivated reasoning

Zvi H. Aronson, Richard R. Reilly

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Abstract

We explored the role of schemas and motivated reasoning in personality assessment. Utilizing a sample of 299 participants, we investigated whether applying for a specific job leads applicants to adopt a schema. Once adopting the schema, the respondents use that schema in a way that inaccurately reflects what their behavior is. Consequently, as hypothesized, there is a lowering of validities, in comparison with assessing personality in a neutral setting. An intriguing implication of our research is that personality measurement for selection might be shifted from the employment setting to more neutral settings, such as a counselor setting, in order to be optimized.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)372-380
Number of pages9
JournalInternational Journal of Selection and Assessment
Volume14
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2006

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