Large-scale investigation of the role of trait activation theory for understanding assessment center convergent and discriminant validity

• Main Authors: LIEVENS, Filip, CHASTEEN, Christopher S., DAY, Eric A., CHRISTIANSEN, Neil D.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2006
• Subjects: Assessment centers; trait activation; convergent validity; discriminant validity; Human Resources Management; Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5577; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6576/viewcontent/tap.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This study used trait activation theory as a theoretical framework to conduct a large-scale test of the interactionist explanation of the convergent and discriminant validity findings obtained in assessment centers. Trait activation theory specifies the conditions in which cross-situationally consis...