A response to speculations about concurrent validities in selection: Implications for cognitive ability

Although we have many important areas of agreement with Sackett and colleagues1, we must address two issues that form the backbone of the focal article. First, we explain why range restriction corrections in concurrent validation are appropriate, describing the conceptual basis for range restriction corrections, and highlighting some pertinent technical issues that should elicit skepticism about the focal article’s assertions. Second, we disagree with the assertion that the operational validity of cognitive ability is much lower than previously reported. We conclude with some implications for applied practice.