Abstract
General cognitive ability is one of the best predictors of job performance, but applicant reactions are often poor. In two samples, we experimentally tested game-framing, the labeling of an ability test as a "game" without changing its content, as a way to improve applicant reactions. Results were analyzed through the lens of applicant reactions theory. Game-framing was associated with decreases in perceived length, perceived length was positively related to test motivation, and in one sample perceived length mediated the relationship between game-framing and test motivation. The direction of the relationship between motivation and perceived length was observed in both samples and opposite that proposed by reactions theory.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 157-162 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Personnel Psychology |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019 Hogrefe Publishing.
Keywords
- applicant reactions
- assessment
- cognitive ability test
- gamification
- personnel selection