# personnel psychology
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Performance Appraisal Errors: Halo, Leniency and More (With Examples)
The halo effect, leniency, severity, central tendency, recency, contrast and similar-to-me errors explained with workplace examples, a summary table, the research on...
Job Analysis Methods: PAQ, Critical Incidents and More (With Table)
Job analysis methods explained for students: observation, interviews, questionnaires, the PAQ (194 items), the critical incident technique and functional job analysis, with...
Types of Validity in Employee Selection, Explained (With 2022 Update)
Content, criterion-related (predictive and concurrent), construct and face validity explained for I/O and HRM students, with Lawshe's CVR, the validity coefficient, the...
Job Analysis MCQs With Answers: 25 Practice Questions Explained
25 job analysis MCQs with answers and explanations: methods, KSAOs, the PAQ, critical incidents, O*NET and job evaluation, plus a methods table...
Training and Development MCQs With Answers (25 Explained)
25 training and development MCQs with answers and explanations: training needs analysis, learning principles, Kirkpatrick's four levels and transfer of training, plus...
Industrial vs Organizational Psychology: The Difference (Table)
Industrial vs organizational psychology explained for students: what each side studies, where each came from, a comparison table, a worked example, a...
Job Description vs Job Specification: Differences With Examples
A job description covers the job; a job specification covers the person who can do it. Definitions, a difference table, a bank-teller...
Recruitment vs Selection: The Real Difference, With Research
Recruitment attracts applicants; selection chooses among them. A difference table, the process step by step, what research says about each stage, an...
Personnel Psychology Notes: Selection, Appraisal and Training
Complete personnel psychology notes for students: job analysis, recruitment, selection (predictors, validity, reliability, utility, fairness), performance appraisal and training, with a revision...
Methods of Performance Appraisal: Traditional and Modern (With Table)
Traditional and modern methods of performance appraisal explained: ranking, paired comparison, graphic rating scales, checklists, forced distribution, BARS, BOS, MBO and 360-degree...