uses of psychological testing

2.  Individual Differences
A psychological test is used to measure the
individual differences, that is different between
abilities of different persons and the performance
of the same person at different time.

3.  To diagnose by the Psychological Test
The psychological tests are usually used in
clinical psychology . In clinical psychology a
test's function is to diagnose mental disorders .
So tests are used in mental hospitals and
coaching and guidance centers for the assessment
and diagnose of mental disorders.

4.  Legal Classification
A psychological test helps in classifying a
number of people into different categories For
example normal and abnormal, criminal and
innocent, intellectual and mental retarded, able
and disable etc.

5.  Promoting Self Understanding
A psychological test provide standardized
information about the abilities, capabilities,
aptitudes, potential competencies interest, trait
and states of a person which helps in
understanding one's personality and planning
future prospective.

6.  . Scientific Inquiry or Research:
Some experts use tests for research purpose which
provide information about the mental level and
personality of the subject.

7.  Military Selection
A closely related application of psychological
testing is to be found in the selection and
classification of military personal. From simple
beginnings in the World War-I, the scope and
variety of psychological tests employed in
military situations underwent a phenomenal
increase during World War-II.

8.  Psychological test is used to measure and to
detect the abilities of a person.

9.  Industry
In industry and business tests are helpful in
selection and classifying personal for placement
in jobs that range from the simpler semiskilled to
the highly skilled, from the selection of filling
clerks and sales-person to top management for
any of these position.

10.  Mental Hospitals
In clinical or mental hospitals psychological tests
are used primarily for individual diagnoses of
factors associated with personal problems of
learning, behavior attitudes or specific
interpersonal relations.