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The anchoring and adjustment heuristic in unstructured interviews: an experimental study
Includes bibliographical references.
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Organisational Psychology
2014
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| author | Pienaar, Chelsey Ellen |
| author2 | De Kock, Francois |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/8535 The anchoring and adjustment heuristic in unstructured interviews: an experimental study Pienaar, Chelsey Ellen De Kock, Francois Organisational Psychology Includes bibliographical references. The presence of anchoring and adjustment within structured interviews has been widely observed in research over the years. However, the unstructured interview is a more extensively used selection tool than the structured interview, making it important to understand anchoring and adjustment in the unstructured interview setting. The present study investigated the presence of the anchoring and adjustment heuristic in unstructured interviews using a between-subjects, post-test only experimental design. The sample consisted of 78 managers and human resource personnel from various organisations. Subjects were required to watch a short video of an unstructured interview, and then provide an overall rating of the candidate's communication skills. Subjects were divided into high, low, and control conditions. A high, low, or no anchor was provided in the question asking subjects to rate the video candidate. Results indicated that anchoring and adjustment does not occur in simulated unstructured interviews. Limitations of the study and implications for future research are discussed. 2014-10-17T10:10:28Z 2014-10-17T10:10:28Z 2014 Master Thesis Masters MCom http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8535 eng application/pdf Organisational Psychology Faculty of Commerce University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Organisational Psychology Pienaar, Chelsey Ellen The anchoring and adjustment heuristic in unstructured interviews: an experimental study |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | The anchoring and adjustment heuristic in unstructured interviews: an experimental study |
| title_full | The anchoring and adjustment heuristic in unstructured interviews: an experimental study |
| title_fullStr | The anchoring and adjustment heuristic in unstructured interviews: an experimental study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The anchoring and adjustment heuristic in unstructured interviews: an experimental study |
| title_short | The anchoring and adjustment heuristic in unstructured interviews: an experimental study |
| title_sort | anchoring and adjustment heuristic in unstructured interviews an experimental study |
| topic | Organisational Psychology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8535 |
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