Army Alpha, Army Beta: Inherently Racist

In a society that values intelligence — that places intellectual excellence on a pedestal — it is easy to question “Who is intelligent, and why?”

Five Traits to Rule Them All?

The Big Five Personality test, also known as the Five Factor Model, is a personality test based on the assumption that…

A thought about ethical concerns: Little Albert

Have we become too ethical in psychological testing? Are we not ethical enough? It is, of course, a difficult question to answer. First of all, what are ethics? Merriam-Webster defines it as “an area of study that deals with ideas about what is…

Law Enforcement Officer Selection and Psychometric Testing

Insight on the Importance of Predictive Validity

Is DAP reliable and valid?

Draw-A-Person (DAP) test originated from the Draw-A-Man test, which was created by Goodenough to assess children’s mental…

Do It For Science

The Ethics of Sexual Research

Anyone Can Make a Rorschach Inkblot Test

When I was in elementary school, I thought that psychological diagnoses were achieved…

Perceptions of Parents Scale (POPS)

The Perceptions of Parents Scale is a branch of the large base of research done by Edward L. Deci and Richard M. Ryan on…

The Implicit Association Test and the Catch-22 of Developing Striking Tests

The Ultimate Test-taking Strategy: “Always go with your first answer”

As students we lack control over what exactly is tested on the exam, and don’t always have time to study the entire material fully. As a consequence, we often feel we can compensate for our lack of knowledge…