It's true, there are often several "answers" in these personality tests.
Years ago I wrote a personality test for a friend who was just entering the workforce as a psychiatrist, and she wanted to practice. I was her volunteer and the test seemed to have a zillion multiple-choice questions. Fill in the bubble with an HB pencil. My friend was applying for a job in a "hospital" (i.e. detention centre) for the criminally insane. After interpreting my responses, she read me the result -- a series of scaled ratings and a paragraph of sentences. It rang very true. I was surprised at the accuracy. My friend told me that there had been a choice of sentences to include in the paragraph, and that the assessment includes both the written test and interviews. Of course, my friend knew me well, so she was able to choose the sentences that best reflected me without interviewing me. Thoughts: - A reliable personality test has written and interview components. - Tests must be interpreted by a psych professional, not HR staff. - The test I wrote (20 years ago) was designed to assess an abnormal segment of the population. They were not designed for or normed on the general population. Isn't their use to assess people's "fitness" or aptitude for work questionable? ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
