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

2o8 EMPLOYMENT PSYCHOLOGY possess the necessary ability. This is due to the fact that they are not conscious of their ability, and lack that bit of extra energy which might enable them to put themselves to the test. In cases of this kind, the psychological exam iner is in a position to suggest to his subject that, beyond a doubt, he possesses the necessary ability for success. In several cases, the experimenter has suggested to a sub ject who did well in the tests but whose work was not so satisfactory that he could unquestionably make good if he only would. However, it was inadvisable to do this during the course of experiments which were being con ducted precisely with the view of finding the value of the tests upon which such a suggestion was based. It remains as an interesting field for experimentation for some one to discover to what extent the power of suggestion may neutralize or augment the natural differences between individuals as shown by tests. In the meanwhile, it seems safe to prophesy that the development of tests which make it possible to discover the innate and acquired faculties of individuals will at the same time provide a more scientific basis for the employment of the powerful stimulus of suggestion. And by accomplishing this, another great contribution will have been made to the process of selecting individuals who are adapted for their work both mentally and morally. SUMMARY The scope of psychological tests has been discussed largely from the standpoint of their limitations. It has been pointed out that the extent to which tests may be applied is determined by three conditions: (i) An un derstanding on the part of the psychologist of the work to which they are to be applied in order that he may

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