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I've taken one of those big 5 tests, it's based on self reported answers to survey questions. While I would not call it snake oil, if self reports are not a rel
by anotherman554 5y ago
I've taken one of those big 5 tests, it's based on self reported answers to survey questions. While I would not call it snake oil, if self reports are not a reliable method of understanding people, it's fancy nonsense. (Like most psychology, it seems it may or may not be B.S.)
I googled the Cambridge thing you mentioned and the first article that came up said it wasn't particularly accurate and was mostly just profiling based on demographics. (Shrug).
- dougSF70 5y agoYes that article, sponsored by Cambridge Analytica, does play it down :)
- anotherman554 5y agoThere's no such article that came up. There's a long tradition of psychologists making grandiose claims that are short on facts. B.F. skinner claimed "Give me a child and I'll shape him into anything." Not sure why you would assume the Cambridge thing did what someone selling it said it could do.