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It's Time To Examine the Nomological Net of Job Knowledge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2016

W. Jackeline Torres  and
Margaret E. Beier
W. Jackeline Torres*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Rice University
Margaret E. Beier
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Rice University
*
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to W. Jackeline Torres, Department of Psychology, MS-25, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005. E-mail: jackietorres@rice.edu
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Lievens and Motowidlo (2016) argue compellingly that situational judgment tests (SJTs) measure job-relevant general domain knowledge, conceptualized as implicit trait policies (ITPs). ITPs are defined as a person's knowledge about the utility of expressing certain traits. They develop through the feedback a person receives when acting in accordance with their trait profiles in different environments (work, life, leisure). Positive feedback reinforces the knowledge that behavior in accordance with one's own traits is appropriate, and negative feedback reinforces the knowledge that an approach that differs from one's trait tendencies may be more effective. As such, ITPs represent a person's knowledge about the effectiveness of behaviors across a variety of contexts.

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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , March 2016 , pp. 51 - 55
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Copyright © Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2016 

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