| Abstract: | This selection system is meant to be a synthesis of a statistical and a clinical approach. Psychologists administered group and individual tests to applicants for copilot courses in the Scandinavian Airlines System. "During the years 1951-56 a total of 780 applicants were examined." Remaining and dismissed pilots were compared and the resulting data served as the criteria of the validity of the selection system. The psychologists discussed their evaluations until they agreed on ratings. The results suggest that in this instance clinical prediction was better than statistical. "There is no magic in the fact that psychologists, when given this leading role, can be more effective as predictors than batteries of tests." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
