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This study tested the validity of the use of personality tests with ap
titude tests as predictors of performance for 203 warehousers using an
interactive model. Results indicated cognitive ability explained a si
gnificant 2% of the variance in performance, with the interaction betw
een cognitive ability and personality explaining a significant increme
ntal 9% of the variance in performance. These results indicate a need
to expand our models of the relationship between personality character
istics and job performance.