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ERIC Number: EJ245385
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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Forced Attention to Specific Applicant Qualifications: Impact on Physical Attractiveness and Sex of Applicant Biases.
Cann, Arnie; And Others
Personnel Psychology, v34 n1 p65-75 Spr 1981
Undergraduates evaluated the qualifications of an attractive, average, or unattractive male or female applicant. Ratings of specific qualifications preceded or followed an overall and hiring decision rating. The order variable influenced ratings of specific qualifications but not the overall or hiring decision. Male and attractive applicants were preferred. (Author)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Employment Practices, Employment Qualifications, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Interpersonal Attraction, Personnel Selection, Physical Characteristics, Sex Bias, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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