# What was the goal of this psych test I once took?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-goal-of-this-psych-test-i-once-took/818498>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 24, 2018, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-goal-of-this-psych-test-i-once-took/818498 "2018-07-24T09:25:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-goal-of-this-psych-test-i-once-took/818498/21 "2018-07-27T10:02:06Z")

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I’ve always thought the purpose of these tests were to absolve the hiring official from the responsibility of picking the right people for the job.

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