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Disadvantages of Psychometric Testing


The following are significant dangers associated with psychometric
testing

* Dispite what has been said in previous sections, there are
numerous tests and questionnaires on the market which purport to
be 'psychometric instruments' but which are not. Unfortunately, it
is very difficult for untrained people to distinguish these from
good psychometric instruments. In many cases, these tests and
questionnaires have been put together by people with no background
in psychometrics and they have very little actual utility and
value for the purposes for which they are marketed.

* Lack of correct training is also a significant danger in the use
of psychometric testing. Although there exists in the UK a
training qualification system developed by the British
Psychological Society, it is not uncommon for tests to be used by
people who are not adequately trained to use them. Indeed, even
attendance at a recognised training course is no guarantee that a
person will at all times use tests and questionnaires correctly
since some instruments, particularly personality questionnaires,
require considerable experience and the possibility of
misinterpretation or inappropriate interpretation of results is
ever-present.

* Another important danger with psychometric testing is the use of
personality questionnaires to try to assess a person's ability or
skill in a particular area. For example, if a person scores highly
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