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29Selection testsSelection tests are used to provide more valid and reliable evidence of levels of intelligence,personality characteristics, abilities, aptitudes and attainments than can beobtained from an interview. This chapter is mainly concerned with psychologicaltests of intelligence or personality as defined below, but it also refers to the principaltests of ability etc that can be used.PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS: DEFINITIONAs defined by Smith and Robertson (1986), a psychological test is:A carefully chosen, systematic and standardised procedure for evolving a sample ofresponses from candidates which can be used to assess one or more of their psychologicalcharacteristics with those of a representative sample of an appropriate population.PURPOSE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTSPsychological tests are measuring instruments, which is why they are often referredto as psychometric tests. Psychometric literally means ‘mental measurement’.The purpose of a psychological test is to provide an objective means of measuring

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