Chapter 4
,This Week:
• What Makes a Good Personality Test?
• Personality Tests
• Personality Tests and Selection
• The Personality of Everyday Life: What They Can Ask You on
Job Interview
,What makes a “good” personality test?
• Reliable
• Valid
• Unbiased
• Theoretically sound
• Clear in specifications about conditions (e.g. cultures, populations)
which it applies
, Test Reliability
Reliability: consistency across time, items, and raters
Types:
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Internal consistency
Parallel-forms
Split-half
Interrater
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