Psychological Tests

Mike Smith and Ivan T. Robertson
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Mike Smith: University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
Ivan T. Robertson: University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology

Chapter 8 in The Theory and Practice of Systematic Staff Selection, 1986, pp 152-186 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Psychological tests may be defined as a carefully chosen, systematic and standardised procedure for evoking a sample of responses from a candidate, which can be used to assess one or more of their psychological characteristics by comparing the results with those of a representative sample of an appropriate population. This definition implies a wider range of procedures than the common stereotype of pencil and paper questionnaires — although it remains true that the vast majority of tests are in fact pencil and paper tests. The definition involves six main components.

Keywords: Spatial Ability; Psychological Test; Personality Test; Answer Sheet; Test Construction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1986
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-07132-6_8

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