Intelligence testing in the military: origins, usefulness, and future directions
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Intelligence testing in the military: origins, usefulness, and future directions |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 1424 |
Book Title | Military human resource issues: a multinational view |
Authors | |
Author | Fogarty, Gerard |
Editors | Johnston, P. J. and Farley, Kelly |
Page Range | 61-70 |
Chapter Number | 5 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2013 |
Publisher | Canadian Defence Academy Press |
Place of Publication | Kingston, ON. Canada |
ISBN | 9781100217185 |
Abstract | Most, if not all, military systems in the modern world use some form of assessment of general cognitive ability to recruit the most suitable personnel and to place them in the right jobs. The nature of what is being assessed sometimes goes under different labels. Popular variations include 'intelligence', 'learning potential', 'general mental ability', and 'cognitive aptitude'. The labels are not arbitrary, but for the purposes of this chapter we can ignore their subtle differences and speak about cognitive ability. The assessment of cognitive ability has been a standard practice in industry since the 1920s. Regarded as controversial at different times, the practice has been researched and debated extensively over the last 90 years. In anticipation of further papers on the subject in the Focus series, the present chapter is devoted to the origins of cognitive ability assessment in the military and to the fundamental question of whether or not this type of assessment works. The chapter will close with a preview of some questions that should be addressed as we approach the second 100 years of the assessment of cognitive ability. |
Keywords | intelligence testing; military recruitment; psychological tests |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 529999. Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
440804. Defence studies | |
520105. Psychological methodology, design and analysis | |
Public Notes | © 2013 Her Majesty the Queen, in right of Canada as represented by the Minister of National Defence. Permanent restricted access to published version due to publisher copyright policy. |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Defence, Australia |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q21qx/intelligence-testing-in-the-military-origins-usefulness-and-future-directions
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