Response Style Indicators And The Concept Of Integrity
Two recent papers have questioned the assumption that validity scales in personality testing, such as social desirability, address inherent problems of self-report
Ipsative Tests: Psychometric Properties
In this final blog, I want to look at the psychometric properties of ipsative measures and also look at the supporting evidence for ipsative tests.
Why Do People Recommend Ipsative Tools for Selection If They Are Not Designed for That Purpose?
There are two reasons that people recommend ipsative measures for selection. The first is a misbelief that they are less resistant to faking and therefore produce more valid results. The second is that marketing is fundamentally about having a point of difference.
Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) and Ipsative Personality Assessments
There appears to be a resurgence of ipsative testing under the veil of CAT (Computer Adaptive Testing) for personality. Clearly, there is
Faking and It’s Implication for the Use of Personality Tests
Faking in personality tests exists. Anyone who tries to deny this is either a liar or deluded. The question is what this
Are Personality Tests Really That Different?
One of the myths I have long spoken about is the idea that there are great differences between various psychological tests. In
The Real Basis for Personality Tools
Judging from the amount of private correspondence about my last blog, it seems that it has caused quite a stir. To be
Is Personality Testing Worth It?
People still continue to overweigh, and therefore over pay, for personality tests. Business leaders still continue to be caught up in the cult of personality and believe that there is a huge array of differences between various measures when they amount to the same thing.