| Abstract: | Presents the results of a study extending some of the variables of impression formation to a simulated employment interview setting. Life insurance agency managers evaluated 8 hypothetical job applicants 9 different times based on 9 different sets of information varying in favorability. 3 treatment conditions appear to have affected interviewers' evaluations: (a) valid test results (14%), (b) favorability of subjective personal history (12%), and (c) a combination of different types and amounts of information (11%). A primacy effect was found for unfavorable but not favorable information; unfavorable information had a recency effect when presented with favorable. Thus, the effect of subjective interview information in altering valid impressions is dependent on the amount, kind, and order in which it is presented. (30 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
