TY - JOUR
T1 - The Influence of Explanations for Selection Test Use, Outcome Favorability, and Self-Efficacy on Test-Taker Perceptions
AU - Horvath, Michael
AU - Ryan, Ann Marie
AU - Stierwalt, Sandra L.
PY - 2000/1/1
Y1 - 2000/1/1
N2 - Previous research has shown that an explanation for an event can affect reactions to that event. This study examined this effect within a selection context by varying the type of explanation (causal, ideological, referential) and outcome favorability. A sample of 202 undergraduates completed a selection test and reported their perceptions of that test both before and after the outcome was known. Both the type of explanation and outcome favorability interacted with participants' self-efficacy in determining perceptions of validity and fairness. Implications and directions for future research are discussed. © 2000 Academic Press.
AB - Previous research has shown that an explanation for an event can affect reactions to that event. This study examined this effect within a selection context by varying the type of explanation (causal, ideological, referential) and outcome favorability. A sample of 202 undergraduates completed a selection test and reported their perceptions of that test both before and after the outcome was known. Both the type of explanation and outcome favorability interacted with participants' self-efficacy in determining perceptions of validity and fairness. Implications and directions for future research are discussed. © 2000 Academic Press.
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U2 - 10.1006/obhd.2000.2911
DO - 10.1006/obhd.2000.2911
M3 - Article
SN - 0749-5978
VL - 83
SP - 310
EP - 330
JO - Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
JF - Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
IS - 2
ER -