Employment psychology

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Identifikator:: 1028407564

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-47263

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Link, Henry Charles; Thorndike, Edward L. http://d-nb.info/gnd/118802127

Title:: Employment psychology

Place of publication:: New York

Publisher:: MacMillan

Year of publication:: 1924

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 440 Seiten)

Digitisation:: 2018

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part I. Psychological tests

Collection:: Economics Books

THE TECHNIQUE OF GIVING TESTS l6l In giving an examination composed of a series of tests, every preparation should be made so that each test will follow the other with a minimum of delay. Nothing so disturbs an individual in such a situation as periods of uncertainty and suspense. Therefore, all materials should be arranged in order and in completeness, so that the ex aminer is ready to start explaining the next test at the same instant in which the subject completes the previous °ne. This sounds like a comparatively simple matter; but any one who has given tests knows that it is an art which can be acquired only by a great deal of practice. An observer, standing over the expert examiner and watch- ln g him as he gives one test after another, is struck with the smoothness and dispatch of the process. He does not realize that there are intricacies and devices here which Were developed only after months of experiment and practice. The psychologist, familiar with the minutiae °f his technique, can impart this knowledge to a novice m a comparatively short time. The novice, however, if left to himself, may blunder for months without develop- ln g the necessary technique or acquiring a knowledge of the significant details. The technique of giving tests 1s j in this respect, much like the game of chess. One who is not familiar with the game may watch its interesting rnoves for hours without comprehending their meaning. To give a psychological examination without awkward tUoves, simple though it appears, is a game which, like tbe game of chess, requires explanation and rules. The psychological examiner must acquire the technique of this game. One of the most important features of this technique is *be matter of giving directions. Something has already been said about this in the paragraph on starting the test.

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