Quote:also comical is the all mighty Quest for the "correct" answers. there are no right answers. there are no wrong answers. kinda like answering the following questions;
TRUE or FALSE:
eg. 1. my hair is auburn
2. i have green eyes
3. kittens are my favorite animal
4. blue is the color is like best
OF COURSE, there are right & wrong answers. The right answer is the one that the tester is looking for ... and the wrong answer is the one that pegs the person has having something "undesirable".
The actual test has no questions AT ALL along the lines of green eyes, favourite colour etc.
Some of the actual questions are very obvious attempts to check if a person has psychiatric problems. Hence:
"Evil spirits possess me at times" True/False?
Now, it's pretty obvious that if you're applying for a job as a cop, then it's definitely the WRONG answer to say that you're possessed by evil spirts. This'll get you pegged as a lunatic & there's no way you'll get the job. Instead the best thing to do (even if you are actually possessed by spirits)
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is to answer False.
In some other circumstances, for example, when trying to plead "not guilty due to insanity"
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it would actually be the RIGHT answer to reply "True" to this question.
Other questions in the test are more subtle & the right or wrong answer is not immediately obvious ... but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
For example:
"I get angry sometimes." True/False?
Now, a normal person always gets angry "sometimes", so I suspect this question was put in as a control to see if a person is lying. So it may be the right answer to admit that "yeah, I do get angry
sometimes".
The real check for anger management issues, I think, is other questions such as:
"Sometimes I get so angry and upset I don't know what comes over me." True/False?
Now, a "normal" person would get angry
sometimes, but not to the extent of "losing control". So, the right answer here (for the cop interview, anyway) is to reply False.
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trucker, 'tis true about the "stress factor". & honesty. honest answers work best. as in the above examples, yes, you can look bad like answering TRUE to #2 when your eyes are blue.
anyhow, just remember, if taking the test~~~RelaX & be Honest.
No, honest answers do NOT work best if, for example, you really want that cop job to feed your family, but you suffer from occassional episodes of demonic possession.
If you want the job, then the only option is to lie through your teeth and claim to be just like "everyone else" ... not a saint (because that would show that you are lying)
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.... but just a normal "Joe Average".
Personally, I feel it WOULD be useful to go over the questions first, and think of what it is that "The Man" would be looking for as the "ideal" replies.
And I think it is precisely because of this empowerment, that the "The Man" is so afraid of the questions getting leaked & wants to keep them a secret.