It looks like construct validity, but look again: Comment on Clutterbuck et al. (2021) and recommendations for test developers in the broad “empathy” domain.

by | Wednesday, April 13, 2022 | BPS-RQTU Psychometrics, Personality, PsyAsia Organisational Psychology, Psychometric Testing, Psychometrics, Validity

April 13, 2022 Conceptual flaws can undermine even rigorous test development efforts, especially in the broad empathy and social cognition domains, which are characterized by measure proliferation and inconsistently used construct terms. We discuss these issues,...

Illustrating a narrative: A test of game elements in game‐like personality assessment

by | Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | BPS-RQTU Psychometrics, Gamification, Organisational Psychology, Personality, PsyAsia Organisational Psychology, Psychometric Testing

February 1, 2022 Abstract Incorporating game elements into personality assessment has the potential to address several common criticisms of personality measures. Game-like personality measures accomplished this by creating a narrative text-based fantasy game where...

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...

Assessment of cognitive flexibility in personnel selection: Validity and acceptance of a gamified version of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test

by | Wednesday, December 1, 2021 | Ability, BPS-RQTU Psychometrics, Executive Function, Gamification, HR, Organisational Psychology, PsyAsia Neuropsychology, PsyAsia Organisational Psychology, WCST

December 1, 2021 Abstract The present study contributes to the emerging field of gamification in personnel selection by examining validity and acceptance of the Gamified Set-Shifting Task (GSST), which is based on a well-established neuropsychological test of...

Where I am and who I am with: Contextual dynamics of personality in the prediction of work performance

by | Friday, November 5, 2021 | Big-5, BPS-RQTU Psychometrics, Organisational Psychology, Performance, Personality, PsyAsia Organisational Psychology, Validity

November 5, 2021 Abstract Contextually dynamic expressions of personality traits were examined in this study to understand their effects on work performance criteria. A concept of contextualized trait resources was developed to explain the dynamic deployment of traits...