Not terribly well. If its buried in a lot of questions, then it may work. Also reversing the direction of some of the questions may also help. The idea is to look for consistency in the answers. It may indicate that the person is just checking off all the "A" responses for instance.
You want also want to look for patterns of questions that address certain themes. For instance there may be several questions that address desire for social approval, and by answering in a certain way, its indicative of either tendency to seek approval from one's peers etc or that the user may think that by answering that way it increases their chances of getting the job. Either way it may mean that the other responses may be skewed in certain directions. What do you conclude then about the testee. There are whole series of tests I don't take. I've let the tester know immediately and why. If the company doing the testing is at least a bit competent, then they make other arrangements - structured interviews etc. Otherwise as far as I am concerned the testing is not valid. larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 10:48 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Personality disorder test > > > I have seen tests like this at pre-employment screenings. They often > ask the same question twice only worded differently. How > well does that > work?? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 9:45 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Personality disorder test > > The point is that even though I am perfectly aware of how to do such, > the > question is why bother. The test itself is not anything > great. Its high > in > social desirability, and has no real control scales. For entertainment > purposes only. > > The research I did with questionnaires used more standardized stuff, > such as > the NEO+, MMPI-R, WAIS-R, etc along with more specific > assessments. Some > of > the more specialized questionnaires measured style of attentional > processing > or the tendency to become very much involved in environmental or > cognitive > events to the exclusion of other attentional factors. Much > more specific > stuff than what was presented here. I'd never even consider such stuff > valid > without a larger battery of questionnaires and a couple of diagnostic > interviews. > > But if I saw something I didn't like about myself in this > sort of thing, > I'd > look at what my health insurance allows and talk with a professional > psychologist or counselor. > > larry > > -- > Larry C. Lyons > ColdFusion/Web Developer > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > EBStor.com > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > tel: (703) 393-7930 > fax: (703) 393-2659 > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > http://www.pacel.com > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > -- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 10:35 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Personality disorder test > > > > > > Larry, > > > > I would assume with your background you could manipulate this > > test so it > > would come out to however you want it to. :) > > > > Although some of the questions are obvious enough that you know what > > they are gauging. > > > > Like: "Do people think you are arrogant?" That's pretty > obvious what > > they are looking at there. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 9:31 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Personality disorder test > > > > Here's mine then: > > > > Results: > > > > Disorder Rating Information > > Paranoid: Low click for info > > Schizoid: Low click for info > > Schizotypal: Low click for info > > Antisocial: Low click for info > > Borderline: Low click for info > > Histrionic: Low click for info > > Narcissistic: Low click for info > > Avoidant: Low click for info > > Dependent: Low click for info > > Obsessive-Compulsive: Low click for info > > > > -- > > Larry C. 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