Agreed Irrational.
@Rhythm, yes of course someone could game the system. A sociopath can sometimes fool a psychiatrist face to face. Should we dismiss the results of all psychological tests because they CAN be gamed, or because they are occasionally off? Again, it's not a hard science, it isn't like mixing chemical x with chemical y produces compound z. We are still learning how to make better tests like this, we shouldn't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Often, psychological tests rely on people doing their honest best. So if you are honest and not trying to game it, then I think the test is fairly reliable. It may be off a bit one way or the other, but if you do your best and are NOT trying to game it, it won't, for instance, show you have no bias when you have a very strong bias.
But anyway, this is still sidestepping the main issue, which is how to avoid passing on biases like this to our kids, and how to help eliminate them in ourselves. I realize, for instance, I tell my daughter she is pretty all the time, when I probably should probably instead tell her shes capable or smart instead when I feel like boosting her confidence.
@Rhythm, yes of course someone could game the system. A sociopath can sometimes fool a psychiatrist face to face. Should we dismiss the results of all psychological tests because they CAN be gamed, or because they are occasionally off? Again, it's not a hard science, it isn't like mixing chemical x with chemical y produces compound z. We are still learning how to make better tests like this, we shouldn't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Often, psychological tests rely on people doing their honest best. So if you are honest and not trying to game it, then I think the test is fairly reliable. It may be off a bit one way or the other, but if you do your best and are NOT trying to game it, it won't, for instance, show you have no bias when you have a very strong bias.
But anyway, this is still sidestepping the main issue, which is how to avoid passing on biases like this to our kids, and how to help eliminate them in ourselves. I realize, for instance, I tell my daughter she is pretty all the time, when I probably should probably instead tell her shes capable or smart instead when I feel like boosting her confidence.
“Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean, where's it going to end?”
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
