In Case 6.1, ”Psychological Testing at Dayton Hudson,” one of the criticisms was
ID: 444457 • Letter: I
Question
In Case 6.1, ”Psychological Testing at Dayton Hudson,” one of the criticisms was that: ___________
1. It is never ethically tenable to utilized psychological tests of any kind for employment purposes
2. Psychological testing is an invasion of privacy not only because of the intimate nature of the questions but also because the tests seek personal information, namely psychological traits, in ways that the person does not understand is unable to control
3. Psychological testing always violates the Categorical Imperative requirement to never treat persons as mere means, but rather as ends in themselves
4. None of the above
Explanation / Answer
There was no criticism so far found for those psychological tests as investigations concluded that such the questions that were asked by these tests were not actually invasive but were formulated fo the purpose of employment. It also noted that the questions that do invade privacy were not asked in the test. So the answer should be (4).