Approach to verification of psychometric test results by integrating the methods of tempometry and video-oculography

One of the function of psychometrics is to assess hidden properties in persons as trasmitters of meanings to predict their behaviour under certain specific situational conditions with reference to the measured parameters. When the survey participants recourse to deliberate distortion of their answers in order to increase social acceptability thereof, then there is a great probability that the evaluation and predictions of their behavior will not be relevant. the answer-response processing algorithms envisioned in standardized tests are often ineffective when it comes to detection of intentional distortion; and this in fact is the problem that requires resolution. An approach to solve this problem is proposed. A tool suitable for implementation of the proposed approach is described. the results obtained by means of using the toolkit Video Tsvetomer are illustrated.

autoestima en el accountability para la toma de decisiones

El objetivo del presente estudio de caso es determinar si la autoestima es un factor que influye en el accountability para la toma de decisiones asertivas. Es un estudio no experimental, transversal, mixto, fenomenológico y descriptivo. Los instrumentos son: cuestionario para toma de decisiones, y accountability, prueba psicométrica y grupo focal. Los resultados muestran que los sujetos tienen las habilidades para la toma de decisiones, sin embargo su falta de seguridad y sus creencias limitantes no les permiten ser asertivos. La propuesta es incluir en el perfil de puesto el nivel de toma de decisiones y de seguridad para decidir e implementar capacitación en accountability. Abstract The objective of this study is to determine if self-esteem is a factor which influences accountability when assertive decisions are made. This is a non-experimental, cross-sectional, mixed, phenomenological, and descriptive study. The instruments are, a questionnaire for decision-making and accountability, a psychometric test, and a focus group. Results show that the subjects have the ability of decision-making, nevertheless, the lack of confidence and limiting beliefs do not allow them to be assertive. We propose to include in the job profile, the level of decision-making, and confidence in deciding, together, with the implementation of accountability training.

Two Cheers for the Cognitive Irregulars: Intelligence’s Contributions to Ageing Well and Staying Alive

Here, intelligence is taken to mean scores from psychometric tests of cognitive functions. This essay describes how cognitive tests offer assessments of brain functioning—an otherwise difficult-to-assess organ—that have proved enduringly useful in the field of health and medicine. The two “consequential world problems” (the phrase used by the inviters of this essay) addressed in this article are (i) the ageing of modern societies (and the resulting increase in the numbers of people with ageing-related cognitive decrements and dementias) and (ii) health inequalities, including mortality. Cognitive tests have an ubiquitous place in both of these topics, i.e., the important fields of cognitive ageing and cognitive epidemiology, respectively. The cognitive tests that have sprouted in these fields are often brief and not mainstream, large psychometric test batteries; I refer to them as ‘irregulars’. These two problems are not separate, because results found with mental/cognitive/intelligence tests have produced a growing understanding that intelligence and health have a reciprocal, life-long relationship. Intelligence tests contribute to the applied research that is trying to help people to stay sharp, stay healthy, and stay alive.

Aroused and Impulsive Effects of Colour Stimuli on Lateral and Logical Abilities

The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of environmental colour on people’s lateral and logical abilities. This was done by evaluating study participants’ response time and error rate when completing six types of psychometric tests that were performed in various hue backgrounds on a computer. To maximise the colour stimulation provided by the monitor, the experiment was carried out in a dark laboratory. Analysis of participants’ response time and error rate showed that different colours could significantly influence arousal and impulsiveness, which suggests that colour has indirect impacts on cognitive abilities. Further analysis revealed that different colours had various effects depending on the type of psychometric test given. These findings suggest that future research on environmental design should consider how to effectively use colour to impact people’s performance and behaviour.

INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS AMONG RURAL LEARNERS IN MOROCCO

The full scale intelligence quotient is a strong predictor of educational success. The aim of this study was to calculate the full scale intelligence quotient (FSIQ) of Moroccan rural students in the Safi region. the psychometric test Wechsler intelligence scale for childrenand adolescents -5th edition WISC V was used by administering the five indexes, namely the verbal comprehension index, visuospatial index, fluid reasoning index, working memory index and processing speed index, to compare them to the average ofthe Wechsler tests. The study carried on 104 students (46 girls and 58 boys) between the ages of 12 and 15 years old, 67% of the students were boarders and 33% were external students.We administered all the 15 subtests of WISC V on each participant.The results showed that the verbal comprehension index was higher than the other four indexes in WISC V. In terms of correlations among the five indexes, the results show different types of relationships among the test indexes.

Role of Emotional Intelligence Dimensions In Stress Detection

Emotional Intelligence plays a vital role in our day to day life. EI helps to manage our emotions in positive ways. The objective of the present research paper is to study all the Intra PA, Inter PA, Intra PM, Inter PM dimensions of gathered dataset regarding EI and its impact on stress detection. The goal of this paper is to make the gender smart comparative evaluation on nowadays society for this the dataset is created for the same by way of the usage of psychometric test via the statistical analysis on the identical self-created database it has been discovered that female should improve her EI Dimensions to overcome stress & by using t-test it proves that there may be a statistically huge difference between male and female close to normal strain however it can be different if there is another parameter is becoming a member of.

A Novel Anti-Environmental Forest Experience Scale to Predict Preferred Pleasantness Associated with Forest Environments

In this study, a method for predicting the preferred pleasantness induced by different forest environments, represented by virtual photographs, was proposed and evaluated using a novel Anti-Environmental Forest Experience Scale psychometric test. The evaluation questionnaire contained twenty-one items divided into four different subscales. The factor structure was assessed in two separate samples collected online (sample 1: n = 254, sample 2: n = 280). The internal validity of the four subscales was confirmed using exploratory factor analysis. Discriminant validity was tested and confirmed using the Amoebic Self Scale (spatial–symbolic domain). Concurrent validity was confirmed using the Connectedness to Nature Scale. Predictive validity was based on an assessment of pleasantness induced by nine different photographs (control—urban landscapes, forest landscapes, dense forest landscapes), with subscales differently correlated with the level of pleasantness assessed for each photograph. This evaluation instrument is appropriate for predicting preferred pleasantness induced by different forest environments.