Cognitive Reflection and General Mental Ability as Predictors of Job Performance

Jesús F. Salgado, Inmaculada Otero and Silvia Moscoso
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Jesús F. Salgado: Department of Political Science and Sociology, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Inmaculada Otero: Department of Political Science and Sociology, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Silvia Moscoso: Department of Political Science and Sociology, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 22, 1-16

Abstract: This paper presents a study with four independent samples on the validity of cognitive reflection (CR) for predicting job performance and academic outcomes. The results showed that CR was a valid predictor of academic outcomes (i.e., grades and exam marks) and job performance (i.e., assessment center ratings). The magnitude of the CR validity was similar to the validity of GMA. Moreover, we found that CR and GMA were moderately correlated, and multiple regression analyses showed that CR added a small amount of validity over GMA validity for predicting both types of performance. Finally, we discuss the implications of the findings for the theory and practice of predicting performance and organizational sustainability.

Keywords: organizational sustainability; sustainable employability; cognitive reflection; job performance; grade point average; incremental validity; general mental ability; dual-process theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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