Psychometric Tools & Career Flashcards

Which work values are MOST closely associated with the Holland 'Social' (S) occupational type?

Answer: Helping others, teaching, and interpersonal connection

The Social type values cooperation, service to others, and human interaction as core occupational motivators.

A career analyst uses factor analysis when developing a new career assessment. The primary purpose of this statistical technique is to:

Answer: Identify underlying dimensions that explain item correlations

Factor analysis groups correlated items to reveal latent constructs, helping define the underlying dimensions of an assessment.

When administering a career interest inventory to a client from a cultural background underrepresented in the norm sample, the career analyst should:

Answer: Interpret results cautiously and supplement with culturally relevant exploration

When norm groups don't represent a client's background, results should inform rather than dictate career guidance, with cultural context considered.

The concept of 'differential prediction' in career assessment refers to:

Answer: A test predicting outcomes differently across demographic subgroups

Differential prediction occurs when an assessment's predictive accuracy varies across groups, which is a key fairness concern in career testing.

Which characteristic BEST distinguishes a projective career assessment technique from an objective inventory?

Answer: Projective techniques use ambiguous stimuli interpreted by the client

Projective techniques present unstructured stimuli and interpret responses to reveal unconscious motivations, unlike structured objective inventories.

A career analyst reviews a client's MBTI profile showing a slight preference for 'Thinking' over 'Feeling'. The MOST appropriate interpretation is:

Answer: The preference is slight and the client likely uses both modes situationally

Slight preference scores on the MBTI indicate both poles are accessible to the client, and the preference may shift across contexts.

Which of the following is an example of 'criterion-related validity' evidence for a career aptitude test?

Answer: Scores correlate significantly with supervisor ratings of job performance

Criterion-related validity is demonstrated when test scores correlate with an external outcome criterion such as job performance ratings.