General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB)
What is Aptitude Assessment? Suppose that two persons of equal intelligence have the same opportunities to learn a job or develop a skill. They attend the same on-the-job training or
Category: Psychological Testing: Applications
What Is McClelland’s Motivation Theory & Its Different Names?
McClelland’s theory of motivation / Three Needs Theory / Acquired Need Theory / Human Motivation Theory David McClelland built on this work in his 1961 book, “The Achieving Society.” Need base theory
self concept inventories
Self-concept inventories Self concept— the set of assumptions a person has about himself or herself. what you believe to be true about yourself will strongly affect your behavior. If you
Jackson Personality Inventory (JPI)
Jackson Personality Inventory (JPI) Like the EPPS, JPI were based on Murray’s (1938) theory of needs. Unlike EPPS, it has specific definitions of each need So items for each scale
Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS)
Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS) A good example theoretical strategy used in psychometric tests. EPPS -best-known and earliest . By Allen Edward in 1960s the EPPS is not actually a
Theoretical Strategies
I . Deductive Strategies To determine the meaning of a test response by using reason and deductive logic. I.logical content approach II.Theoretical strategy Theoretical strategy ØIt begins with a theory
Eysenck’s Personality Questionnaire-EPQ
Eysenck’s Personality Questionnaire Revised (EPQ-R) was developed by Hans Jürgen Eysenck and Sybil B. G. Eysenck. (1945) Although he was a behaviourist who considered learned habits of great importance, he believed
Factor analytic strategy for personality construction
Factor analytic strategy Structured personality tests, set of assumptions. (humans possess characteristics or traits that are stable, vary from individual to individual, and can be measured). to derive empirically the
California Psychological Inventory
California Psychological Inventory A self report inventory Harrison Gough in 1956, 3rd third edition 1987. It was created in a similar manner to the MMPI by the criterion-group
The Criterion-Group Strategy
ØEmpirical strategies ØRely on data collection & statistical analyses Øto determine the meaning of a test response ØOr the nature of personality and psychopathology. ØLike deductive strategies- self report feature
Mooney Problem Checklist
Mooney Problem Checklist Based on Logical-content strategy- Uses reason and deductive logic in the development of personality measures. It tries to logically deduce the type of content that should measure
Woodworth Personal Data Sheet
Woodworth Personal Data Sheet Background -based on Logical-content strategy- Uses reason and deductive logic in the development of personality measures. It tries to logically deduce the type of content that