Examining the Criterion Related Validity of the General Ability Measure for Adults: A two sample investigation
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Across two employee samples (N=262 and 265) the authors examined the criterion‐related validity of the General Ability Measure for Adults (GAMA), a brief nonverbal measure of cognitive ability. Results suggested that GAMA predicted job performance in both samples (uncorrected r s ranged from .27 to .50). No evidence was found for differential prediction across gender and age. These results highlight the usefulness of nonverbal cognitive ability tests in selection contexts.
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- Authors
- Ispas, D., Iliescu, D., Ilie, A., & Johnson, R. E.
- Affiliations
- University of South Florida (US)
- Corresponding author
- Ispas, Dan
- Ilie, Alexandra
- Johnson, Russell E.
- Venue
- International Journal of Selection and Assessment
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2010-05-18
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 226-229
- ISSN
- 0965-075X (ISSN-L)
- 1468-2389
- OpenAlex
- W1930935673
- Cited by
- 17
- References
- 21
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 2.09
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- International Journal of Selection and Assessment (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Keywords
- criterion validity, job performance prediction, personnel selection, gender differences, age differences
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