Dimensional problems of criteria

Abstract

"The evaluation of selective devices merely by simple correlations with single criterion variables is insufficient." Three dimensions of criteria that pose "embarrassing and confusing questions" are discussed: Static dimensionality, or the problem of multiple performance measures that are not determined by the same general factors; dynamic dimensionality, or the problem of changes in criterion performance over time; and the criterion dimensionality of the individual—two individuals may be equally good, but for different reasons and in different ways. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)