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Psychological tests for abnormal behavior can be divided into four types: objective personality tests, projective personality tests, intelligence tests, and neuropsychological tests. Intelligence examinations are usually effective and reliable to predict school performance, and can also be helpful for predicting performance in the real world. The Internet also offers various other tests. Visit the following websites, and take some of the tests that are offered. 1) http://www.cycad.com/cgi-bin/Upstream/Issues/psychology/IQ/index.html? Intelligence testing is very common. What are some pros and cons of intelligence testing? 2) http://www.2h.com/Tests/iqalt.phtml There are also "alternative" IQ tests. This page offers tests on one's wedding IQ, jewelry IQ, and garbage IQ. 3) http://www.2h.com/Tests/personality.phtml For your amusement, this page offers other personality tests, such as a relationship attachment test and a Keirsey Temperament Sorter. In conclusion, do you believe in the validity and worth of these tests? Why or why not? Do you think that intelligence tests accurately illustrate and predict someone's performance in school and the real world?
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