>>Overall it really depends on what you are measuring and how often. You need >>a lot of observations to get any sort of reliability and validity, so you >>either do lots of observations on one individual or a small set of >>observations on lots of people.
If this is to gauge lots of people then its quite inaccurate as far as I'm concerned because of what I mentioned before, some people will be just too honest, they then get over looked and benchmarked, other people will manipulate the survey. Maybe the questions should be cleverer that allow a broad spectrum of people to unawares perform an "observation of themselves" and give a description of how they feel about certain scenarios presented to them in the survey. -----Original Message----- From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 4:30 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Personality disorder test The debate's been raging for years in the testing community. For many instances a yes no type response may not be the best. One pilot study we did was on a scale that had fairly good correspondences to a criterion set of behaviors (trying to keep this generalized enough that I don't mention the actual test and the criterion set). We found that by making the test a 5 point scale, we were able to considerably improve the predictability and reliability of the test by a lot. Pre-test modification correlations between pain tolerance and the questionnaire was around .32. Modifying the questionnaire increased that relationship to .53. Overall it really depends on what you are measuring and how often. You need a lot of observations to get any sort of reliability and validity, so you either do lots of observations on one individual or a small set of observations on lots of people. 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: John McCosker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 11:19 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Personality disorder test > > > Its a good test of the ability to make decisions I feel, > > If I were evaluating the results I would be more cautious of > a more perfect > score as to a more drastic evaluation result, > > anyone in their right mind would certainly know the outcome > of the results > by answering the questions the way I did, > > I wasn't scared to see the results, maybe more perfect scores reflect > what people choose to hide, > > J > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 4:11 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Personality disorder test > > > I've never like absolute choices in testing for > questionnaires like that. In > the testing courses I've taken, unless its a genuinely yes or > no question, a > odd number scale works far better, and in terms of the > statistical validity, > it produces a much better measure. > > 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: John McCosker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 10:57 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Personality disorder test > > > > > > This test is nonsense, > > > > it should be called the indecisive test, > > > > I answered the questions as honestly as I could, > > probably not reading the questions 100% properly, but honestly, > > > > some of the bizarre questions would never be my normal chain > > of thought, > > but every now and again I did feel like that so answered yes, > > > > I say its COOL to be mad..... > > > > J > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 3:48 PM > > 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. 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: Philip Arnold - ASP [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 10:17 AM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: RE: Personality disorder test > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.4degreez.com/misc/personality_disorder_test.mv > > > > > > > > > > I'm schizophrenic, which comes as no surprise to > me...or me. :) > > > > > > > > Only 1 moderate... 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