Abstract

FREITAS, Fernanda Andrade de  and  CANTALICE, Lucicleide. Psychologial Testing: Survey of the Motives by Which They Have Received Unfavorable Report According to the Consulting Commission. Est. Inter. Psicol. [online]. 2011, vol.2, n.1, pp. 88-102. ISSN 2236-6407.

This survey had the objective of identify the motives, according to the resolution of the Federal Council of Psychology - FCP no. 002/2003, why the psychological tests had received unfavorable report. The relation is available in the Federal Council of Psychology site. Fifty-nine (59) Reports of the rejected tests were printed and analyzed by two judges trough categories established. Overall, the results revealed that in 2003 there were more tests submitted to assessment and the publishing house with more rejected tests was Center Editor of Applied Psychology - CEPA and (45,7%) of the psychological tests had problems due to the theoretical justification and to the construct definition. A minority (5,1%) had presented studies of validity and efficiency (13,6%), but the majority had presented normative studies (67,8%) even they were not totally adequate. The data were discussed in means of positive impacts that the regulation had produced in the area.

Keywords : psychological assessment; psychological testing; measurements; psychology.

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