Discuss the basic legal issue that makes it possible to use personality tests in some hiring practices, but excludes the use of such tests as the MMPI
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Various laws and agencies in the U.S. prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. In addition, no process that leads to discrimination against individuals with a handicap (including mental illness) may be used unless that handicap specifically interferes with the specific work being advertised. If it can be demonstrated that certain personality traits are valuable in a job or make it essentially impossible to do a job then information from a personality test may be used. One example presented in the book is that of a European charter airline that had evidence that successful pilots tended statistically to score lower on aggressiveness (were less impatient), lower on neuroticism, and higher on vitality (were physically active) than less successful pilots. Tests such as the MMPI that were specifically designed to diagnosis mental illness, such a depression, can’t be used in hiring procedure since medical records are protected by privacy laws.
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