Psychological Testing: Applications

Chap 1. TESTING IN EDUCATIONAL SETTING [10]
1. General mental ability tests: Group tests – SPM, Cattell’s Culture-fair Test of Intelligence
2. General mental ability tests: Individual tests- Binet – Kamath test, WISC, WAIS,
Malin’s Intelligence Scale for Indian Children (MISIC)
3. Differential Aptitude Test (DAT)
4. Personality and interest inventories- CPQ, CAT, HSPQ, SVIB
5. School and college entrance tests- SAT, GRE




Chap 2. TESTING IN CLINICAL SETTING [10]
1. Testing based on the logical-content strategy- Woodworth Personal Data Sheet,
Mooney Problem Checklist
2. Tests based on the Criterion-Group Strategy- MMPI, California Psychological Inventory
3. Tests based on the Factor-Analytic Strategy- 16 PF, NEO-PI R, EPQ-R
4. Tests based on the Theoretical Strategy- EPPS, self-concept inventories, Jackson
Personality Inventory
5. Projective and neuropsychological testing

Chap.3. TESTING IN INDUSTRIAL AND BUSINESS SETTING [10]
1. The selection of employees- Concepts of base rates and hit rates; Taylor Russell tables;
Utility theory and decision analysis; incremental validity.
2. Personality tests used for personnel selection- MBTI
3. Dexterity tests – O’Conner Finger Dexterity Test, Bennett Hand-Tool Dexterity
Test, Minnesota Manual Dexterity Test, Mechanical Reasoning Test
4. Situational testing (games, role play) and in-basket exercises
5. Measuring interpersonal relationship – FIRO-B and leadership assessment.




Chap 4. TESTING IN COUNSELING SETTING [10]
1. General ability testing: Individual tests, and group tests (SPM, NVTI, Passi Creativity Tests)
2. Multiple aptitude tests – DAT, GATB
3. Strong Vocational Interest Blank (SVIB)
4. Anxiety and adjustment test- STAI, STAXI, Bell’s Adjustment Inventory, Moos’
Family Environment Scale (FES)
5. Sack’s Sentence Completion Test