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Week 5 Discussion 1
Controversies
in Industrial and Organizational Assessment
Prior to beginning work on this
discussion, read Chapter 11 in the text, the articles by Baez (2013), Hogan,
Barrett, and Hogan (2007), Morgeson, Campion, and Dipboye (2007), Peterson,
Griffith, Isaacson, O’Connell, and Mangos (2011), and the Maximizing
Human Potential Within Organizations (Links
to an external site.)Links to an external site.,Building Better Organizations (Links
to an external site.)Links to an external site., and Top
Minds and Bottom Lines (Links to an external
site.)Links to an external site.brochures on the Society for
Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) website.
Evaluate the MMP1-2-RF Police
Candidate Interpretive Reports for Mr. C (Links to an external
site.)Links to an external site.. andMs. D. (Links to an external
site.)Links to an external site. For this discussion, you
will take on the role of an industrial-organizational psychologist recently
awarded a contract to evaluate potential police candidates. The purpose of the
evaluations is to determine the psychological capability of the applicants to
be certified as police officers in your state. The applicants you are examining
are applying for certification and will be vested with a position of public
trust. If certified as police officers, the individuals will likely be required
at some future time to exercise significant physical strength and undergo high
emotional stress. As the examining psychologist, you are required to comment on
the applicants’ social comprehension, judgment, impulse control, potential for
violence, and/or any psychological traits that might render her or him
psychologically at risk to be certified. The state requires that each
applicant’s examination include the following elements:
Interview and History: The psychologist must personally
interview the applicant and provide a summary of the applicant’s personal,
educational, employment, and criminal history.
Required Personality Test: The applicant shall be administered any
current standard form of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2
(MMPI-2) by the licensed psychologist who interviewed the individual, or by a
paraprofessional employed by and under the direct control and supervision of
that licensed psychologist.
Other Testing Methods: If (after conducting the required test)
the licensed psychologist is unable to certify the applicant’s psychological
capability or risk to exercise appropriate judgment and restraint to be
certified as a police officer, the psychologist is directed to personally
employ whatever other psychological measuring instrument(s) and/or technique(s)
deemed necessary to form her or his professional opinion. The use of any such
instrument(s) and/or technique(s) requires a full and complete written
explanation to the commission.
For the purposes of this
discussion, assume the interview and history information reported to you by Mr.
C. and Ms. D. is unremarkable and that neither candidate communicated anything
to you during the interview that raised concerns about her or his capabilities
to exercise appropriate judgment and restraint to be certified as a police
officer. Review the MMP1-2-RF Police Candidate Interpretive Reports for Mr. C. (Links to an external
site.)Links to an external site.andMs. D. (Links to an external
site.)Links to an external site.and evaluate the professional
interpretation of this testing and assessment data from an ethical perspective.
In your initial post, communicate your conclusions about Mr. C. and Ms. D.,
either recommending certification or communicating reservations. After you have
made your decision, begin the section on each candidate with one of the
following statements, identifying each candidate by name.
To recommend
certification: I have
examined [insert applicant’s name], and it is my professional opinion that this
person is psychologically capable of exercising appropriate judgment and
restraint to be certified as a police officer.
Follow the above statement with a one-paragraph rationale for your conclusion
based on the available test results.
Follow the rationale with a brief comparison of any additional assessment
instruments you might consider administering beyond the MMPI-2-RF. Debate the
pros and cons of the potential use of other assessments. Explain any ethical
implications that may arise from the interpretation of this data.
To communicate
reservations: I have
examined [insert applicant’s name], and it is my professional opinion that this
person is psychologically at risk for exercising appropriate judgment and
restraint to be certified as a police officer.
Follow the statement with a one-paragraph rationale for your conclusion based
on the available test results.
Follow the rationale with a brief comparison of any additional assessment
instruments you recommend administering beyond the MMPI-2-RF. Debate the pros
and cons of using other assessments. Explain any ethical implications that may
arise from the interpretation of this data.
Controversies
in Industrial and Organizational Assessment |
Prior to beginning work on this
discussion, read Chapter 11 in the text, the articles by Baez (2013), Hogan,
Barrett, and Hogan (2007), Morgeson, Campion, and Dipboye (2007), Peterson,
Griffith, Isaacson, O’Connell, and Mangos (2011), and the Maximizing
Human Potential Within Organizations (Links
to an external site.)Links to an external site.,Building Better Organizations (Links
to an external site.)Links to an external site., and Top
Minds and Bottom Lines (Links to an external
site.)Links to an external site.brochures on the Society for
Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) website.
Evaluate the MMP1-2-RF Police
Candidate Interpretive Reports for Mr. C (Links to an external
site.)Links to an external site.. andMs. D. (Links to an external
site.)Links to an external site. For this discussion, you
will take on the role of an industrial-organizational psychologist recently
awarded a contract to evaluate potential police candidates. The purpose of the
evaluations is to determine the psychological capability of the applicants to
be certified as police officers in your state. The applicants you are examining
are applying for certification and will be vested with a position of public
trust. If certified as police officers, the individuals will likely be required
at some future time to exercise significant physical strength and undergo high
emotional stress. As the examining psychologist, you are required to comment on
the applicants’ social comprehension, judgment, impulse control, potential for
violence, and/or any psychological traits that might render her or him
psychologically at risk to be certified. The state requires that each
applicant’s examination include the following elements:
Interview and History: The psychologist must personally
interview the applicant and provide a summary of the applicant’s personal,
educational, employment, and criminal history.
Required Personality Test: The applicant shall be administered any
current standard form of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2
(MMPI-2) by the licensed psychologist who interviewed the individual, or by a
paraprofessional employed by and under the direct control and supervision of
that licensed psychologist.
Other Testing Methods: If (after conducting the required test)
the licensed psychologist is unable to certify the applicant’s psychological
capability or risk to exercise appropriate judgment and restraint to be
certified as a police officer, the psychologist is directed to personally
employ whatever other psychological measuring instrument(s) and/or technique(s)
deemed necessary to form her or his professional opinion. The use of any such
instrument(s) and/or technique(s) requires a full and complete written
explanation to the commission.
For the purposes of this
discussion, assume the interview and history information reported to you by Mr.
C. and Ms. D. is unremarkable and that neither candidate communicated anything
to you during the interview that raised concerns about her or his capabilities
to exercise appropriate judgment and restraint to be certified as a police
officer. Review the MMP1-2-RF Police Candidate Interpretive Reports for Mr. C. (Links to an external
site.)Links to an external site.andMs. D. (Links to an external
site.)Links to an external site.and evaluate the professional
interpretation of this testing and assessment data from an ethical perspective.
In your initial post, communicate your conclusions about Mr. C. and Ms. D.,
either recommending certification or communicating reservations. After you have
made your decision, begin the section on each candidate with one of the
following statements, identifying each candidate by name.
To recommend
certification: I have
examined [insert applicant’s name], and it is my professional opinion that this
person is psychologically capable of exercising appropriate judgment and
restraint to be certified as a police officer.
Follow the above statement with a one-paragraph rationale for your conclusion
based on the available test results.
Follow the rationale with a brief comparison of any additional assessment
instruments you might consider administering beyond the MMPI-2-RF. Debate the
pros and cons of the potential use of other assessments. Explain any ethical
implications that may arise from the interpretation of this data.
To communicate
reservations: I have
examined [insert applicant’s name], and it is my professional opinion that this
person is psychologically at risk for exercising appropriate judgment and
restraint to be certified as a police officer.
Follow the statement with a one-paragraph rationale for your conclusion based
on the available test results.
Follow the rationale with a brief comparison of any additional assessment
instruments you recommend administering beyond the MMPI-2-RF. Debate the pros
and cons of using other assessments. Explain any ethical implications that may
arise from the interpretation of this data.