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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Psychology term of the day

January 24th 2025

avoidant attachment

in the Strange Situation, a form of insecure attachment in which infants do not seek proximity to their parent after separation. Instead, the infant does not appear distressed by the separation and avoids the returning parent.