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general mental ability: a standalone construct

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Industrial-organizational psychology

general cognitive ability, which Schmidt and Hunter found to be the best single predictor of job performance among selection methods.

In industrial-organizational psychology, general mental ability refers to general cognitive ability, which Schmidt and Hunter found to be the best single predictor of job performance among selection methods. This meaning comes from Schmidt (1998) in Psychological Bulletin.[1]

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References

Schmidt, F. L., & Hunter, J. E. (1998). The validity and utility of selection methods in personnel psychology: Practical and theoretical implications of 85 years of research findings. Psychological Bulletin, 124(2), 262-274. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.124.2.262

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