Prospects and limitations of psychological testing on the internet

作者: Azy Barak , Nicole English

DOI: 10.1300/J017V19N02_06

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摘要: Internet-based psychological testing is a recent extension of computerized testing, technology developed in the 1980s. The new procedure possesses benefits and costs introduces several fascinating professional opportunities as well problems. Side by side with tests, numerous, mostly unmoderated, popular, quasi-psychological tests have been published on Internet different diagnostic areas: intelligence special aptitudes, personality traits, emotional states, attitudes attitude sets, interpersonal social behavior dispositions, vocational interests preferences, more. Net surfers may take most for free receive immediate feedback. Although there are great to this procedure, risks problems exist, too. This article reviews representative discusses their status. Cumulative research that tries shed light possible utility surveyed. prospects advantages limitations discussed, proposals aimed at maximizing former minimizing latter. A plea intensive research, additional types measures, voiced.

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