Posted by Rich (152.163.188.34) on October 18, 2002 at 05:58:01:
In Reply to: Psychological testing posted by Jan den Breejen (213.75.36.2) on October 18, 2002 at 04:24:18:
> Often I meet with people who reject doing psychological tests 'because they are not valid'. Of course there are very bad tests, but when using a well 'tested' test, its still something to pay attention to and reflect on.
> When putting things into perspective:
> ++ correlation coefficient of relation between smoking an lung cancer:
> r = 0,08
> ++ predictive power of a job interview r = 0,25
> ++ predictive power of a assessment center (predicting job performance)
> r = 0,37
> ++ predictive power of (good) job aptitude tests r= 0,30
> ++ predictive power of weather forecast r= 0,4-0,65
> ++ predictive power of MMPI test towards psych. disorders 0,37
> ++ predictive power of astological 'forecasts' r = 0
>
> Re-test correlation when using good psychological tests: r= 0,8-0,9
> Jan
Hello Jan:
Why do these people want to avoid self knowledge? What are they afraid that they will find out about themsleves ? Rich