concern in the workplace in spite of testing more regularly by the union and employer It is also estimated by the United States Department of Labor that substance abuse costs American businesses over 100 billion per year and that the industry with the highest rate of substance abuse is the construction industry (Carrell & Heavrin‚
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Introduction to Psychological Testing Paper Eric Sotelo PSYCH/475 February 20‚ 2013 John Papazafiropoulos‚ C.A.F. Abstract We will summarize the major assumptions and fundamental questions associated with psychological testing by addressing the definition of what a test is‚ describe the major categories of tests and identify the major uses and users of these tests‚ compare and contrast the concepts of reliability and validity and discuss how they affect the field of psychological testing
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personality testing in one way or another. Since the beginning of the twentieth century personality testing and psychological assessments have been a staple in the recruitment and selection processes in all manner of position. Be it high level executives down to janitors‚ no candidate is immune to what has become a trusted and normal practice in recruiting. There is currently a long-standing debate among HR professionals and sociologists alike regarding the effectiveness and relevance of testing and its
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Drug Testing in the Workplace This paper intends to make assertions against drug testing in the workplace especially where the activities of others could be disturbed. No worker wants that his private life is invaded and suspected. You do not want your life to be your boss’s business. Individual and civil rights are the ones that are most respected‚ giving every citizen the right to keep his life private and not scrutinized. However‚ with the advent of efficient technological tools
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Instead of testing for what really matters - impairment‚ drug testing looks for the presence of drug metabolites in the employee’s urine‚ which remain in the body for up to two months. It should fall on management to maintain a trusting a positive work environment where such actions do not need to be taken. The mandation of drug testing violates rights telling employees what they can and cannot do on their own time‚ in their own homes. Drug testing should not be mandatory in the workplace for it invades
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in test construction‚ Goodenough • worked for more than 20 years at the Institute of Child Development at the University of • Minnesota. She published a detailed review of the psychological testing movement • (Goodenough‚ 1949) and wrote several works on child psychology. • Maude Merrill James‚ director of a psychological clinic for children in California‚ • wrote with Lewis Terman the 1937 revision of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test‚ which • became widely known as the Terman-Merrill test.
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Drug Testing In The Workplace Drug Testing in the workplace can seem impersonal and invasive towards employees but it is a process that is done when an employer has reasonable suspicion that employees are using drugs at work coming from a variety of sources such as tips‚ accidents or behavioral problems‚ actual observation of drug use‚ and symptoms of drug usage. Today businesses feel that they have to be well aware that their workplace is a drug free place and that their employees are stable
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risk. Thus‚ the workplace drug testing has developed because of the growing use and abuse of drug and alcohol in modern society. Workplace drug testing has a lot of advantages. Even though some people argue that the process is both unfair and unnecessary‚ some classes of prospective should be tested. Workplace drug testing has become more prevalent in
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Drug Testing in the Workplace Throughout recent years‚ applicant drug testing has become one of the most prevalently used strategies by many organizations to control substance abuse in the workplace. Drug testing is a selection tool used by organizations to determine whether or not an individual has previously used drugs and/or alcohol. Most employers find that drug testing‚ if done correctly‚ is a worthwhile investment associated with increased workplace safety‚ lower absenteeism‚ fewer on-the-job
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Drug Testing Policies in the Workplace Drug testing has become a very big issue for many companies. Approximately eighty-one percent of companies in the United States administer drug testing to their employees. Of these‚ seventy-seven percent of companies test employees prior to employment. Even with the commonality of drug testing‚ it is still a practice that is generally limited to larger corporations which have the financial stability‚ as well as the human resources to effectively carry
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