A compreensão da medida e a medida da compreensão: origens e transformações dos testes psicológicos

• Ano de defesa: 2010
• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Maria Cecilia de Vilhena Moraes
• Orientador(a): Guedes, Maria do Carmo
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia: Psicologia Social
• Departamento: Psicologia
• País: BR
• Palavras-chave em Português: História dos testes psicológicos; Abordagem nomotética versus idiográfica; Identidade profissional do psicólogo; Testes psicométricos; Binet, Alfred [1857-1911]; Galton, Francis > Sir > 1822-1911; Psicometria; Tecnicas projetivas; Testes psicologicos
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: History of psychological tests; Nomothetic versus idiographic approaches; Francis Galton; Alfred Binet; Professional identity of psychologists; Psychometrical tests; Projective techniques
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::PSICOLOGIA::PSICOLOGIA SOCIAL
• Link de acesso: https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/17403

Since they were created, psychological tests have been used in different contexts to support decisions that affect the life of many people. If they are to be used properly, it is critical to know both their underlying theoretical assumptions and their limitations. This thesis aims to bring to light such assumptions and to demonstrate that psychological tests , as a generic label, is not suited for the broad array of psychological assessment techniques available today. Based on the work of Pierre Bourdieu, who considers scientific knowledge as a social activity and the conformation of scientific fields as stemming from the configuration of the forces that conform it in a given historical period, this thesis investigates the trajectory of Alfred Binet and Francis Galton, two important actors of the psychological assessment field, considering the personal, social and historical context of their work, and the influence of their contributions to the subsequent conformation of this field. The differences between projective techniques and psychometrical tests are highlighted and the implications of considering both as psychological tests for the conformation of the psychological assessment field in Brazil, today, are discussed. A few issues regarding the education of qualified psychologists for the proper use of these techniques are also considered