Posted by Faith (66.189.152.124) on October 18, 2002 at 17:48:14:
In Reply to: Psychological testing: Why No Self Knowledge? posted by Rich (152.163.188.34) on October 18, 2002 at 05:58:01:
> > 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
Rich, I don't feel these people want to avoid self knowledge..In fact the very state of mind they are in only allows them to think that the ones conducting these tests are involved with "them" whom ever them is to us is merely a fiction of there mind...As for the ill they often see themselves as well and the rest of us as some sort of evil demon trying to break there strength.And this is the same with any illness...Alcoholics even don't see themselves as ill so often of the time..And self rationalism can often prolong ones ability to even take notice they are ill...
Faith