predict an applicant's potential for success by estimating her current level of functioning on some psychological construct that is believed to be related to job performance. Recently, however, personnel professionals have added a unique assessment technique to their arsenal. Unlike traditional predictive measures of job performance- mental and motor functioning and personality attributes- drug testing attempts to evaluate candidates by chemically screening their urine for mind-altering substances
techniques were first sought out as a means for people to unconsciously project their personality on to obscure or vague stimuli, possibly revealing the patient’s internal conflicts and hidden emotions. Projective testing has been found to significantly differ from other objective psychological tests through the range of possible responses making them difficult to standardize and evaluate (Trull, 2005). Projective techniques are used in multiple tests. The most widely used tests according to Lubin,
Belton Industries, Inc. Manufacturer of Toys and Bicycles Selecting Soles Personnel Albert Thompson, general sales manager for Belton Industries, Inc., faced a problem or high turnover of sales personnel. He was led to believe that some¬thing was wrong with the selection process and that the selection procedure should be evaluated. Belton manufactured a wide tine of children's toys and bicycles. Its sales organization consisted of 110 salespeople operating out of seventeen branch sales
Psychological assessments have been used for many years. They are used to help measure students’ aptitude, to make career choices, to hire people, to measure personality, etc. They are used in many different professions. In therapy, assessments can help therapists gain more knowledge about a situation that a client may be dealing with. Also, therapists should understand that sometimes people may falsify their answers in order to make the therapist happy or to make themselves look better (Grieve,
In the first four chapters of the book, Hood and Johnson examined closely the uses, nature, measurement concepts and initial and outcome assessments of psychological assessments used in Counseling Psychology. Psychological assessments are used by counselors to “identify the nature of a client’s concern and to consider possible treatment approaches” (p.3). Additionally, the assessment data derived from assessments is used by counselors for planning and evaluating programs. The assessment process is
Psychometric Tests Describe the different forms of Psychometric tests commonly used by employers to assist in employee selection and comment on the advantages and disadvantages of their use. Since the beginning of civilization, employers have testing prospective workers in order to select suitable candidates. Original tests would have been a rigidly controlled standardized system of examinations. However in 1883 Galton produced the first psychometric tests to measure intellect, and his developed
D'Emilio, 2005). School achievement is lower for these group of children than many other groups and they tend to raise the questions about learning problems and consider special education evaluations. Historically psychologists have used standardized testing instruments to assess and measure ability. The use of nonverbal tests provides an organized way to gather a great deal of information regarding an examinee’s cognitive ability in an efficient manner. Psychologists who work in the United States, particularly
Psychological assessment is an important part of the counselling process. Quite often psychological assessment is confused with psychological testing, even though they are different. According to Cohen & Swerdlik (2009), psychological testing is: “the process of measuring psychology-related variables by means of devices or procedures designed to obtain a sample of behavior” (p. 14). Cohen & Swerdlik (2009) also define psychological assessment as: “the gathering and integration of psychology-related
Psychological research and application have established that it is not only people with learning disability or major mental illness that are susceptible to make false confessions. In order for a confession to be false, a person must either confess to a crime that he or she is completely innocent of or overstate his or her involvement in the crime. False confessions can be either voluntary or coerced. Although it is methodologically difficult to establish the frequency of false confessions, anecdotal
interpret psychological tests? What rights do examinees undergoing psychological evaluation have? Public scrutiny of psychological testing reached its zenith in 1965 with a series of probing and unprecedented congressional hearings (see Amrine, 1965). Against a backdrop of mounting public concern about—as well as legal challenges to—psychological testing, many psychologists in the 1960s began to look anew at the testing enterprise. Beyond being a mere instrument of measurement, a psychological test was
of the more frequently used assessment devices, but there is still a considerable amount of controversy surrounding its validity. This paper will explore the use of projective tests in evaluating personalities and its overall effectiveness as a psychological test. Analysis House-Tree-Person Test One of the most commonly used projective tests with children is the House-Tree-Person test in which a child is instructed to draw a house, a tree and a whole person on a blank piece of paper. The drawings are
The clinical and statistical approaches have both proven to be successful methods in clinical psychology. Each approach has its pros and cons depending on the type of situation that is being dealt with. Clinical judgment can be a complex process because it requires a patient’s data which are composed of samples, observations, signs of underlying states and the clinician’s responses. According to Sundberg, Tyler and Taplin (1973) clinical interpretation may consist of 3 different levels: Level 1 deals
4 in the section After Testing. The two lowest sections I scored in where in the General Considerations with an average score of 3.3 and in the section of Prior to Test Design with a score of 3.5. My greatest area of strength in assessment literacy is during the test administration, because I believe I do a wonderful job providing directions for the students, I monitor students and watch them to make sure they are not cheating with each other, and I make sure the testing environment is conducive
1. Share your point of view about the best practice for conducting psychological assessment Psychological assessment is an invaluable tool for clinicians. There are various types of psychological assessments, including implicit, explicit, projective, and objective. Also, assessments are used for a variety of reasons, such as to assess intelligence, personality, achievement, neuropsychological functioning, etc. Each difference in the type and purpose of the assessments changes the best practice for
Disadvantages of Psychometric Testing The following are significant dangers associated with psychometric testing * Dispite what has been said in previous sections, there are numerous tests and questionnaires on the market which purport to be 'psychometric instruments' but which are not. Unfortunately, it is very difficult for untrained people to distinguish these from good psychometric instruments. In many cases, these tests and questionnaires have been put together by people with no
The human race has a major effect on the natural world, especially animals. Animal cruelty is an example of how man has taken advantage of his power. Those exhibiting cruelty towards animals have been proven to have a tendency to harbor violent psychological problems. Animal cruelty occurs all over the world. Fortunately, many countries have enacted laws and penalties to stop this harsh behavior. There are many anti-cruelty laws in the United States as well as other states. This laws prohibit torturing
1. Learned from the book- Animal testing is the use of animals for experimentation. There is a very controversial debate about animal testing because of ethical issues. Animal testing is considered invasive research because the researchers who test on them are causing physical harm to the animals. One of the cruel procedures they perform on these animals involves producing lesions in the brain. These lesions are created by surgery and are put there to observe the effects on animal behavior. The
‘According to experts, combination of laboratory-based with virtual work will be the future of testing and is progressing faster than they expected.” (87 words) ASSESSMENT OF CREDIBILITY: The information comes from the author Gregory Mone who is a Boston, MA-based writer. It contains four citations, one off an
What is animal testing? Animal testing is the use of living animals to performed research into the basics of biology and diseases assessing the effectiveness of new medical products(Humane Society International). But many debating has been done over animal testing, people are either in favor or against the use of animals for medical research. Many say that the use of animals is important for the advancement in medical research, without the use of animals medicine, treatment for cancer, antibiotics
and response, to a modern lab studying the brain of sleeping rats, Animals have provided a huge opening in psychological testing. A significant amount of psychological tests would be impossible without the use of animals. Some people claim the psychological research on animals is inhumane citing psychological test involving electric shocks. Others, however, claim that psychological testing on animals, not only provides important research to help improve the lives of both people and animal, but also