心理学专业中的心理测试:澳大利亚的一项研究
Peter Macqueen1, Jo-Anne M Abbott2, Nigar G Khawaja3
1Compass Consulting, Australia.
Australian journal of psychology
|July 16, 2025
概括
年长的澳大利亚心理学家表现出不太有利的态度,在心理测试中表现出较低的能力. 组织心理学等专业领域报告了更积极的测试观点,突出了更新培训的需要.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 心理测量 心理测量
- 心理测试 心理测试
背景情况:
- 心理测量和测试是澳大利亚注册心理学家的核心能力.
- 澳大利亚最近对心理学家对测试的看法进行的研究缺乏.
研究的目的:
- 为澳大利亚心理学家关于心理测试的观点提供当前的观点.
- 为了弥补澳大利亚近期关于这个话题的研究上的差距.
主要方法:
- 821名心理学家完成了一项在线调查,包括人口统计信息和欧洲心理学家协会联合会 (EFPA) 关于心理学家测试态度 - 修改 (EQTAP-M) 的问卷.
- 该调查评估了测试欣赏,培训,基于技术的测试,对测试使用的态度和自我评价能力.
- 基于人口统计和实践认可领域,研究了态度差异.
主要成果:
- 根据性别,没有发现显著的态度差异.
- 年长的心理学家报告说,在心理测试中,他们的态度不太好,自我评价能力也较低.
- 组织心理学,神经心理学和教育/发展心理学的心理学家表现出更积极的态度和对测试的欣赏.
结论:
- 调查结果对专业机构和教育机构具有理论和实际影响.
- 心理测量和测试的政策和培训计划可能需要更新.
- 在评估中使用技术需要进一步的研究和培训开发.
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