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Apples, oranges, and ironing boards: Comparative effect sizes influence lay impressions of test validity

by | Friday, January 14, 2022 | BPS-RQTU Psychometrics, HR, Organisational Psychology, PsyAsia Organisational Psychology, Psychometric Testing, Reliability, Validity

January 14, 2022 Abstract Validity information (effect sizes) for selection tests can be difficult for people to understand without some additional context. This study examined how manipulation of the immediate context influenced impressions of the validity of a sales...

Introducing a supervised alternative to forced‐choice personality scoring: A test of validity and resistance to faking

by | Monday, September 20, 2021 | BPS-RQTU Psychometrics, Faking, Ipsative, Normative, Organisational Psychology, Personality, PsyAsia Organisational Psychology, Reliability, Validity

September 20, 2021 Abstract This paper examines a new personality assessment scoring approach labeled supervised forced choice scoring (SFCS), which aims to maximize construct validity of forced choice (FC) personality assessments. SFCS maximally weights FC responses...

Reliable change in neuropsychological test scores is associated with brain atrophy in older adults

by | Friday, June 11, 2021 | Atrophy, Brain, Change, Memory, Neuropsychology, PsyAsia Neuropsychology, Psychometrics in Neuropsychology, RCI, Reliability

June 11, 2021 The reliable change index (RCI) is a commonly used method for interpreting change in neuropsychological test scores over time. However, the RCI is a psychometric method that, to date, has not been validated against neuroanatomical changes. Longitudinal...

Predictors of faking behavior on personality inventories in selection: Do indicators of the ability and motivation to fake predict faking?

by | Friday, May 28, 2021 | BPS-RQTU Psychometrics, Faking, Organisational Psychology, Personality, PsyAsia Organisational Psychology, Recruitment, Reliability, Selection

May 28, 2021 Abstract This study investigated whether faking behavior on a personality inventory can be predicted by two indicators of the ability to fake (cognitive ability and the ability to identify criteria; ATIC) and two indicators of the motivation to fake...