Which Approach to Collecting and Combining Applicant Information Involves the Decision

question 61

Multiple Choice

Which approach to collecting and combining applicant information involves the decision maker forming an overall impression of the applicant based on gut feelings or implicit theories, rather than on explicit, objective criteria

• A)the pure judgment approach
• B)the trait rating approach
• C)the profile interpretation approach
• D)the judgmental composite approach

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