A new study has found that job candidates' reactions impact their performance on the test.
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She said that candidates who experience high levels of anxiety for instance, will have low test performance while those who are motivated by tests will perform better, both on the test and on the job.
Prof. McCarthy points out that it is these types of behavioural responses that can also positively or negatively affect job performance.
Reactions considered situational, such as general skepticism about the tests themselves or about the fairness of using these tools, are also linked to test performance but are not directly linked to performance on the job.
The new study has been published in the Journal of Applied Psychology.
Source-ANI