TY  - BOOK
AU  - Paul,Annie Murphy
TI  - The cult of personality: how personality tests are leading us to mislabel our children, mismanage our companies, and misunderstand ourselves 
SN  - 0743243560 (alk. paper)
AV  - BF 698.5 .P38 2004
PY  - 2004///
CY  - New York
PB  - Free Press
KW  - Personality tests
KW  - United States
KW  - Personality tests for children
KW  - Employees
KW  - Psychological testing
KW  - Child
KW  - Psychology, Industrial
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-291) and index; 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
N2  - 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
ER  -