The Usefulness of a Predictor Is Determined by the Value

question 13

True/False

The usefulness of a predictor is determined by the value it adds to the prediction of job success above and beyond the forecasting powers of other available predictors.

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Definitions:

Voluntary Action

An activity or action undertaken by an individual out of free will, without external compulsion or coercion.

Stimulus Generalization

A psychological phenomenon in which a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated with similar stimuli, causing the same response.

Stimulus Discrimination

Stimulus Discrimination is the learned ability to differentiate among similar stimuli and respond only to the actual stimulus linked to a positive or negative reinforcement.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior learning or conditioning.