PSY 3711 1st Edition Lecture 11 Outline of Last Lecture I II III Linking traits to performance models Incremental validity Personality change and work Outline of Current Lecture I Person environment fit II Dimensions of fit III Work preferences IV Interests V Work values VI Assessing the environment Current Lecture I II III Person environment fit PE a 5 different kinds of fit job organization occupation group team supervisor b Compatibility between individual and environment c Assumption good things happen when there is a good PE fit d Attraction selection attrition cycle of people being attracted to an organization when they share values attempt to join the organization organization select based on contribution to organizational goals people leave organization if the fit is not good Dimensions of fit a Research examines fit with different parts of the environment i Person vocation ii Person job iii Person organization iv Person group supervisor b Fit in terms of characteristics i Ability ii Personality traits iii Preferences Work preferences These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute IV V VI a Enduring individual differences in the attraction to or liking of particular aspects of work b Interests preferences for particular work activities c Values preferences for particular work outcomes Interests a Vocational interests are an individual s characteristic pattern of preferences for certain work activities or work environments b Holland s RIASEC structure is the most commonly used interest model i Four simpler dimensions data ideas people things c Interests are DIMENSIONS like personality traits d All interests are positively correlated e The closer the interests are on the circumplex the more highly they are related f Opposite interests are uncorrelated Work Values a Characteristic pattern of preferences for certain work outcomes goals or objective b Complementary fit does the environment meet the needs of the person c Supplementary fit do the person and environment share the same characteristics Assessing the environment a People based measures average the scores of the people in the environment b Ratings ask people to rate the environment c Both people and ratings score environment on the same dimensions as people d Alternative is to measure the environment using objective characteristics work hours pay structure etc e No interest measures appears to predict performance across all jobs f Singly highly relevant interest scales show some validity for predicting performance g Composites of highly relevant interests show slightly stronger relationships h Selection focused interests measures concerned about finding people who will be highly motivated i Irrelevant interests are as predictive as relevant interests