Psychometric Testing

Barry Cripps is a Chartered Psychologist, a Registered Psychologist and a Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS). With his consultancy, Cripps Performance Psychology, he specializes in supporting people and teams to enhance their performance in a variety of sectors including the performing arts, industry, the public sector, education, and sport. He received the 2008 Distinguished Contribution to the Field Award from the BPS Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology. He is co-author of Psychological Assessment in the Workplace: A Managers Guide (Wiley, 2005) and the Psychometric Testing Pocketbook (2008). He has lectured at the Open University, the University of Plymouth, Exeter University, and the University of Commerce, China.

• About the Editor ixAbout the Authors xiForeword xviiJohn RustPreface xixBarry CrippsAcknowledgements xxiPart I History, Theory and Utility 1Chapter 1 The History of Psychometrics 3Craig KnightChapter 2 Ride the Horse Around the Course: Triangulating Nomothetic and Idiographic Approaches to Personality Assessment 15Barry CrippsChapter 3 A Very Good Question? 29Peter Saville and Rab MacIverChapter 4 Big Data and Predictive Analytics: Opportunity or Threat to the Future of Tests and Testing 43Eugene BurkeChapter 5 The Practical Application of Test User Knowledge and Skills 65Gerry DugganChapter 6 The Utility of Psychometric Tests for Small Organisations 77Paul BarrettPart II Applications and Contexts 85Chapter 7 HR Applications of Psychometrics 87Rob BaileyChapter 8 Defining and Assessing Leadership Talent: A Multi-layered Approach 113Caroline CurtisChapter 9 Psychometrics: The Evaluation and Development of Team Performance 129Stephen BentonChapter 10 Psychometrics in Sport: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 145Dave Collins and Andrew CruickshankChapter 11 Using Psychometrics to Make Management Selection Decisions: A Practitioner Journey 157Hugh McCredieChapter 12 Psychometrics in Clinical Settings 175Hamilton FairfaxPart III Best-practice Considerations 185Chapter 13 The Use and Misuse of Psychometrics in Clinical Settings 187Susan van ScoyocChapter 14 Measuring the Dark Side 197Adrian FurnhamChapter 15 Projective Measures and Occupational Assessment 213Christopher RidgewayChapter 16 Testing across Cultures: Translation, Adaptation and Indigenous Test Development 221Lina Daouk-Öyry and Pia ZeinounChapter 17 Personality Testing in the Workplace: Can Internet Business Disruption Erode the Influence of Psychology Ethics? 235Earon KavanaghChapter 18 A Practitioner’s Viewpoint: Limitations and Assumptions Implicit in Assessment 251Jay RoseveareChapter 19 When Profit Comes In the Door, Does Science Go Out the Window? 263Robert FordePart IV Psychometrics and the Future 267Chapter 20 The Future of Psychometric Testing 269Robert McHenryIndex 283