job criterion

the standard used to evaluate employees on a specific dimension of performance in a job. The criterion usually consists of a supervisor’s rating of employee performance, but objective measures, such as quantity of productivity or absence rate, may also be used. See cutoff score; criterion data; criterion dimensions. See also employee evaluation; job performance.

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word-superiority effect (WSE)

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