The Impact of Assessment Centers and Their Outcomes on Participants' Self-Assessments
通过纵向研究，考察参加评估中心对候选人自我评估准确性的影响，发现成功与不成功候选人在评估后及6个月后的自我评估存在显著差异，不成功者常误判自身表现。
A longitudinal study of the effects of attending an assessment center on candidates' self-assessments was carried out. Self-ratings of ability were collected immediately before, immediately after, and 6 months after an assessment center, and correlated with assessors' ratings of participants in the assessment event. Results show that there were marked differences in self-assessment accuracy between successful and unsuccessful candidates immediately post-assessment center, which persisted 6 months later after feedback had been received; unsuccessful candidates seem to have misjudged the effectiveness of their performance. The findings are discussed in relation to their implications for the use of assessment centers as an aid to development and for the way feedback procedures are handled.