• DOI:10.1207/S15327043HUP1601_2
• Corpus ID: 144419119

Situational and Patterned Behavior Description Interviews: A Comparison of Their Validity, Correlates, and Perceived Fairness

@article{Day2003SituationalAP,
  title={Situational and Patterned Behavior Description Interviews: A Comparison of Their Validity, Correlates, and Perceived Fairness},
  author={Arla L. Day and Sarah A. Carroll},
  journal={Human Performance},
  year={2003},
  volume={16},
  pages={25 - 47}
}

• A. Day, S. Carroll
• Published 1 January 2003
• Psychology, Business
• Human Performance

This study compared the situational interview (SI) and patterned behavior description interview (PBDI) in terms of their ability to predict performance and fairness perceptions, their relationship with cognitive ability and experience, and the impact of advance knowledge of interview questions on interview performance. 120 participants received either an SI or PBDI as part of the application process for a fictitious academic program. The SI and PBDI predicted performance equally well r = .37, r = .36, respectively) and were perceived as equally fair. However, the SI was only related to cognitive ability, whereas the PBDI was only related to experience. Both interview formats explained variance in performance beyond experience and ability. Individuals with advance knowledge of the questions perceived the interview as being more fair, regardless of interview type. Although advance knowledge was associated with higher interview performance, it did not alter the concurrent validity of either interview type.