Title: Competence Versus Performance Models of People and Tests: A Commentary on Richardson and Norgate
Abstract: Corrections are sometimes applied to correlations between IQ and job performance (or other criteria) in order to determine the true correlation between these two measures. However, there is no one true correlation between IQ and job performance. The level of correlation depends on many factors and varies across time and place. Moreover, IQ tests and job criteria measure different things for different people, depending on the people's cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. In this commentary, I laud Richardson and Norgate (this issue) for their recognition of the complexities of issues relating IQ to job performance. I further point out that although the tendency of some investigators is to suggest factors that should increase the correlation between IQ and job performance, one just as easily could suggest factors that should decrease the correlation.
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Date: 2015-07-03
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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