NON-PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUES ( PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING)

Non-projective techniques:

Non projective techniques are subjective test in which individuals responds on different questions. It is also called as paper and pencil technique.

Rating scale:

A rating scale is a set of categories designed to extract information about a quantitative attribute in social science. Common examples are Likert scales and scales of 1-10 for which a person chooses a number that is supposed to reflect the perceived quality of a product.

The rating may be self - rating or rating of a particular trait in others. Sometimes rating may also be done by a team of judges, rating scale is usually 3 points, 5 points, or 7 points. For example: A scale may have responses as Agree, disagree, strongly agree, strongly disagree and neutral.

Interview method: 

The interview method is a one-on-one conversation. Interview research is a purposeful conversation and is inexperienced in design. Gathers detailed personal information from individuals using verbal questions in one-on-one conversations.

Questionnaire or personality inventory:

The questionnaire is a research toolthat contains many questions for the purpose of collecting

information from the respondents. It is also called as self report inventory. In the self-report

inventory, psychologists often ask direct questions about personal interests,values, traits, 

behaviors, and personality traits.

M.M.P.I (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory )

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) is one of the most used personality tests in mental health. This experience is used by trained professionals who help identify personality structures and psychopathology.

M.M.P.I is the most popular of all the personality inventories, it consists of 550 statement the subject has to classify the statements into three categories. True, false or cannot say, questions may be for example it makes me nervous to have to wait. MMPPI is the most popular of all personality lists, it contains 550 statements in which the participants has to categorize statements into three categories. True, false or not.

Eyseniks personality inventory (E.P.I)

E.P.I has 51 questions Each question has two answers. The subject has to read every question and mark it by identifying one of the answers. In psychology, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire is a questionnaire to assess the personality traits of a person; this is not the same questionnaire as the Eysenck Personality Inventory or EPI which was an earlier instrument also produced by Hans Eysenck.

Advantages of non-projective techniques:

Non-projective techniques also have a number of advantages, including:

1. Can be conducted online or offline easily

2. Easy to set a time limit, and also give ample time to try

3. Can include a large number of questions that test for multiple concepts

4. Easy to evaluate and present scores

5. A large number of students can be accommodated to try the test at one time

6. It is completely unbiased

Disadvantages of non-projective

Following are the disadvantages of the non-projective test:

1. It cannot check in-depth knowledge of a candidate

2. The tests do not evaluate the candidate's language or writing skills

3. Scope of guesswork leads to average candidates getting shortlisted for the interview round