An edition of The cult of personality testing: how personality tests are leading us to miseducate our children, mismanage our companies, and misunderstand ourselves
(2005)
The cult of personality testing
how personality tests are leading us to miseducate our children, mismanage our companies, and misunderstand ourselves
1st pbk. ed.
by Annie Murphy Paul
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This book tells the surprising and disturbing story of the tests that claim to capture human nature. It goes behind the scenes to discover how personality tests are used in America's companies, its courts, its schools, and in organizations from churches to community centers to dating services. It exposes the serious flaws of personality tests, explaining why their results are often invalid, unreliable, and unfair.
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The cult of personality testing: how personality tests are leading us to miseducate our children, mismanage our companies, and misunderstand ourselves
2005, Free Press
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0743280725 9780743280723
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Table of Contents
Introduction
1. A most typical American
2. Rorschach's dream
3. Minnesota normals
4. Deep diving
5. First love
6.0 Child's play
7.0 The stranger
8.0 Uncharted waters
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
About the author.
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