PSYC 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Language Testing, In Step, Predictive Validity
15 Nov 2017
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Young people are not as interested in becoming police of cers compared to the past. Profession does not seem attractive to young generation: police selection: Process in which agencies select police of cers. This is done either by screening out those with negative qualities (disabilities, drug use, racism, paranoia ) or by selecting in those with positive qualities (cognitive abilities, personality abilities, physical tness : history of police selection: not very important. 1917: terman uses iq tests to select of cers in california (minimum score of 80 is recommended. 1922: thurstone uses iq to select police of cers in detroit. 1950: humm and humm use psychological tests to select of cers in la. Today: background checks, medical exams, physical tests, selections interviews, cognitive ability tests, personality assessments: police selection in canada: All agencies conduct background checks and require medical exams. Most agencies use cognitive tests and personality tests. Step 8: enrolment as a cadet: police selection process: need to know.
