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Peer reviewedMatarazzo, Joseph D.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975
The duration of utterance, latency, and interruption speech behavior of 30 young job applicants was studied under three speaking conditions. In the third condition, the employment interview, a number of positive correlations emerged. Verbal IQ is positively correlated with a speaker's mean duration of utterance, especially when he is discussing…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Correlation, Employment Interviews
Download full textDavis, Phillip J.; James, Leonard E. – 1974
A review of the literature indicated a recognition that interview behavior was critical to job placement and successful employment. Previous research, however, has not specified either the structure of inverview training with the mildly retarded or the outcomes of those programs. In a recent study, 29 of 40 mentally retarded young adults filled…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment Interviews, Evaluation Methods, Interpersonal Competence
