Around the world, hundreds of millions of psychometric tests are used every year for educational purposes, placement of employees and certification of professionals. But many have started to wonder about how an increasing scepticism for the quality of these tests and their possible bias has been addressed. Aptitude Test Fairness The question as to whether ...
In any psychological testing situation, validity is extremely important. There is no point assessing an individual is the data collected is not going to be valid or accurate. Failure to meet validity requirements can result in erroneous diagnosis or misunderstandings concerning the patient’s situation and diagnosis. The MMPI and MMPI-2 is a hard-hitter in the ...
In my quest to be on the reality TV show “Survivor” I did a lot of research that I will sum up here: 1. Very Important – Read every single piece of paperwork you have in the initial paperwork that you have to fill out. You can print out the entire application on the CBS ...
Psychological testing, an interesting new tool for employers , may cost you your next job. Employers are flocking in the direction psychological testing. They are successfully reducing the number of applications that they must sort through. Psychological testing is making it possible for them to hire the best candidates for the job in half the ...
The scientific method can be described as a common process for acquiring a great deal of information or knowledge which often times allows us to obtain information that is more accurate by both objective and systematic observation. The scientific method consists of five steps, the first of which is to identify the issue or problem ...
The first person in the western world to attempt to measure intelligence was a man by the name of Francis Galton, who made his attempt in the late 1800s. Galton attempted to measure intelligence by measuring reaction times, head size, visual acuity, and color sense (Romero, Kemp, 2007). While now we know that these things ...
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