Psychological test application and limitation
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Psychological testing can provide valuable insights into peoples' behaviors and mental abilities. Data from psychological testing is used to make decisions in both academic and workplace settings. ... However, it is important to note the limitations of psychological tests so the results are not used inappropriately.
Varying Interpretations and Uses
While psychological tests are potentially valuable resources, they are merely tools and do not directly lead to any actions. Any decisions made as a result of the test scores become the responsibility of the administering psychologist or others who access the information. Two psychologists may interpret the results differently and take different courses of action. Thus, Oxford University urges psychologists to use other forms of data to corroborate decisions made using psychological test scores. For example, anecdotal notes about a student’s current level of performance in the classroom should be used alongside psychological test results to make any decision that will affect the student.
Cultural Bias
Because all widely used psychological test instruments in the United States were standardized in English, test results are often not accurate for people who speak another language. Even when tests are translated into native languages, problems occur with words that have multiple meanings and idioms specific to one language or culture. Once translated, the tests are no longer truly standardized. Psychological tests often use the dominant, middle-class culture as the standard. This limits their validity for children from a different economic or cultural background who may not have the same experiences or language that the test assumes as standard. It is nearly impossible to create test questions that account for the different experiences of individuals, so psychologist Raymond Lloyd Richmond reminds test administrators to use results with caution.
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