and Legal Considerations in Psychological Testing Cultural Considerations in Psychological Testing Culture differs in every part of the world and in these differences; psychology addresses the people who take part in the idea of culture and its practices. In psychological testing‚ many issues are raised regarding how such tests are appropriate for different groups of people‚ underlying their traditions‚ races‚ and sex. It has always been a challenge for testing and assessment to consider culture
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Psychology Journal #1 Word Count – Animal Testing In the world of psychological research‚ using animals for research testing is a great thing. Scientist have developed and proven many theories through this research. For this journal assignment I read several articles on animal testing and was amazed at the things we as humans have gained through research. We developed cures for major forms of sickness including Tuberculosis‚ Meningitis‚ and Parkinson’s disease. As well as perfecting blood transfusions
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for requiring pre-employment drug testing. One of the most obvious reasons is that of safety. The pre-employment drug test is a type of drug test which is widely spread among many companies. However in Barbados this procedure is not very common but there is a strong demand for it to be implemented in the work field. There are many different types of drug testing methods. The most common types of pre-employment drug testing that can be carried out in the workplace are urine‚ hair‚ saliva (oral fluids)
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Drug testing at work Christine Carlos ITT Technical Institute Drug testing at work violates ones civil rights as stated in the Amendments and it also violates one’s personal privacy. A test for Drug in the workplace became when President Reagan signed "Executive Order 12564 -- Drug-free Federal workplace". This created the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988. The legality of drug testing in the workplace‚ especially the legality of random drug testing has cause and is still causing major controversy
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Introduction to Psychological Testing Korie Pacondo‚ PSY 475 August 18‚ 2014 Dr. Amy Logsdon This paper will denote what a test is and how it is utilized as well as if they are valid or reliable as well as explain their achievements to psychology to begin a test is a process that yields information about a sample of behavior or cognitive process in a quantified manner. While many have many different meanings of a test according to (Hogan‚ 2007). “While there
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Pre-Employment Psychological Testing and Psychological Services for Agency Personnel CRM 419: Police Organization and Administration Mr. Pike October 8‚ 2013 Pre-Employment Psychological Testing and Psychological Services for Agency Personnel Introduction For many years‚ law enforcement agencies have tried to capitalize on the worth of the officers that are hired. They attempt to do this through the use of psychological testing. All officers that may be hired have to undergo some type of
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Prevention and Management of Workplace Violence Submitted by Your name Course title Instructor name Date of submission University name • Define workplace violence • What type of strategies or interventions should HR management adopt to protect employees while at work? Prevention and Management of Workplace Violence Work place violence can be described as threatening‚ abusing‚ and physically harm to employees at the workplace. For example a Spanish teacher who came with Ak-47 in a guitar
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Validity of Pre-Employment Testing Elizabeth Hyatt OMM618 Steven Pierce March 24‚ 2014 Ensuring the Validity of Pre-Employment Testing Hiring and retaining employees has been a huge issue since the beginning of its expansion by franchising. McOpCo has attempted to reduce its turnover by implementing pre-employment testing in order to hire a better quality employee. Pre-employment testing are used to screen potential employees by testing various factors such as personality
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Question 1: Psychological test as selection criteria can at best be a support to the interview process. Please evaluate Answer: The purpose of psychological testing is to make more informed hiring decisions. Many companies consult outside companies to give and assess these tests in an effort to keep the tests unbiased and to help guard against lawsuits. Psychological testing is used to determine‚ in particular‚ the ability of potential employees to work under stressful conditions and to assess the
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What is psychological assessment? Psychological assessment is a process of testing that uses a combination of techniques to assist in arriving at some hypotheses about a person and their behaviour‚ personality and capabilities which is used to make effective decisions such as those in the selection process. Psychological assessment is also referred to as psychological testing‚ or performing a psychological battery on a person. The South African Context Psychological assessment has developed
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