Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
11-2007
Abstract
Using a latent variable approach, the authors examined whether retesting on a cognitive ability measure resulted in measurement and predictive bias. A sample of 941 candidates completed a cognitive ability 14 test in a high-stakes context. Results of both the within-group between-occasions comparison and the between-groups within-occasion comparison indicated that no measurement bias existed during the initial testing but that retesting induced both measurement and predictive bias. Specifically, the results suggest that the factor underlying the retest scores was less saturated with g and more associated with memory than the latent factor underlying initial test scores and that these changes eliminated the test's criterion-related validity. This study's implications for retesting theory, practice, and research are discussed.
Keywords
Retesting, cognitive ability tests, measurement bias, psychometric bias
Discipline
Human Resources Management | Organizational Behavior and Theory
Research Areas
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources
Publication
Journal of Applied Psychology
Volume
92
Issue
6
First Page
1672
Last Page
1682
ISSN
0021-9010
Identifier
10.1037/0021-9010.92.6.1672
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Citation
LIEVENS, Filip; REEVE, Charlie L.; and HEGGESTAD, Eric D..
An examination of psychometric bias due to retesting on cognitive ability tests in selection settings. (2007). Journal of Applied Psychology. 92, (6), 1672-1682.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5693
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.92.6.1672