ABSTRACT

This article summarizes new developments in military noncognitive enlistment testing that are described in more detail in the remainder of this special issue. It notes that for most of its history, enlistment testing has focused on cognitive ability, but that recently, research in personality and interest measurement has come to the fore. This research and its applications in military decision-making are described in three parts in this issue. The first part addresses personality testing for initial enlistment decisions. The second addresses using personality testing for in-service decisions. The third addresses vocational interest testing. Earlier research in noncognitive testing was discussed in a special issue in Military Psychology, but since then research and operational applications in this area have expanded further, leading to the description of this phenomenon as a scientific revolution.

摘要

本文总结了军事非认知入伍测验的新发展，本专刊的其余部分对此进行了详细介绍。它指出，在其大部分历史中，入伍测试都侧重于认知能力，但是最近，关于人格和兴趣测度的研究已经脱颖而出。本研究分三部分介绍了这项研究及其在军事决策中的应用。第一部分介绍了初步入伍决定的性格测试。第二部分解决了使用个性测试进行服务决策的问题。第三部分涉及职业兴趣测试。军事心理学专刊中讨论了非认知测试的早期研究，但自那时以来，该领域的研究和操作应用得到了进一步扩展，从而将该现象描述为一场科学革命。