A meta-analysis of the relationship between general mental ability and nontask performance.

2014 ◽  
Vol 99 (6) ◽  
pp. 1222-1243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Gonzalez-Mulé ◽  
Michael K. Mount ◽  
In-Sue Oh
Keyword(s):  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Mental Ability ◽  
General Mental Ability ◽  
The Relationship

A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship between General Mental Ability and Attitudes

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (1) ◽  
pp. 11088 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Gonzalez-Mule ◽  
Kameron Carter ◽  
Michael K Mount
Keyword(s):  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Mental Ability ◽  
General Mental Ability ◽  
The Relationship

The Validity of Specific Cognitive Abilities for the Prediction of Training Success in Germany

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 123-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wiebke Goertz ◽  
Ute R. Hülsheger ◽  
Günter W. Maier
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Personnel Selection ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Mental Ability ◽  
Occupational Category ◽  
General Mental Ability ◽  
Training Success ◽  
Specific Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Better Than

General mental ability (GMA) has long been considered one of the best predictors of training success and considerably better than specific cognitive abilities (SCAs). Recently, however, researchers have provided evidence that SCAs may be of similar importance for training success, a finding supporting personnel selection based on job-related requirements. The present meta-analysis therefore seeks to assess validities of SCAs for training success in various occupations in a sample of German primary studies. Our meta-analysis (k = 72) revealed operational validities between ρ = .18 and ρ = .26 for different SCAs. Furthermore, results varied by occupational category, supporting a job-specific benefit of SCAs.

General Mental Ability Moderates the Relationship Between Performance and Efficacy

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ira Schurig ◽  
Steven Jarrett ◽  
Ryan M. Glaze ◽  
Winfred Arthur ◽  
Winston Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Mental Ability ◽  
General Mental Ability ◽  
The Relationship

Judging Performance – General Mental Ability and the Convergence of Operational Performance Ratings

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-48
Author(s):  
Andrew B. Speer
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Performance Measures ◽  
External Validity ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Performance Appraisals ◽  
Performance Ratings ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
Mental Ability ◽  
General Mental Ability ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. This research examined whether general mental ability (GMA) predicts rater convergence with other performance measures in operational performance appraisals (PAs). GMA is consistently related to accurate judgments of others. However, contexts in which these effects have been examined differ from real PA environments. In this study, ratings from managers who also took a GMA test were compared to ratings from other knowledgeable sources (peers, subordinates, self). Ratings from managers with higher GMA converged more with others' evaluations of ratee job performance, with correlations ranging from .15 (peers) to .28 (self), and .30 with a composite across the three sources. These findings establish external validity in support of past research examining the relationship between GMA and PA rating convergence.

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