Oxford Personality Analysis

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As Oxford Capacity Analysis ( English Oxford Capacity Analysis, OCA ) is a scientifically recognized personality test called, among other things, by the Church of Scientology is free on newsstands and available online as part of their strategy to recruit new members. The quality criteria provided for scientific testing are not met. The test is rated by psychologists , who are full-time in the health system with the construction, implementation and evaluation of personality tests, as unscientific and its use as manipulative.

The religious organization, which is often classified by experts as sect-like, has no copyrights to the test, which is why it is also used by other people or institutions to test an alleged psychological suitability of applicants. Company HR departments may do this without expressly acknowledging it.

The test has no connection to the city of the same name or the University of Oxford , but was developed in 1955 by Scientology officials Ray Kemp and Julia Lewis based on the Johnson Temperament Analysis personality test used at the time . However, there is a suspicion that the name was deliberately chosen to suggest such a connection. In the fall of 1960 it was allegedly used for the first time in the recruitment of new members at the Scientology location in Johannesburg .

Over time, the test has been modified several times by replacing individual questions with others. Partly because they were repeated in terms of content, were too easy to understand by the test subjects, or because they no longer fit the current era.

The test consists of 200 questions that can not be answered with yes , no or don't know . The results are divided into ten personality assessments (e.g. goals, reliability, drive, cause, responsibility, communication). The Scientology organization cleverly uses alleged deficits by offering the test subjects their help in return for payment.

Web links

• Chris Owen: The Fallacy of the Oxford Capacity Analysis (OCA). From Spaink.net, accessed January 7, 2019.

Individual evidence

1. ^ John Foster: Inquiry into the Practice and Effects of Scientology. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, December 20, 1971. From AGPF.de ( PDF ; 12.7 MB, English), accessed on January 7, 2019.
2. ↑ Woman says her sister was 'changed' by Scientology.  In: The Irish Times , January 30, 2003. From IrishTimes.com, accessed January 7, 2019.
3. ↑ Alice Godfrey: Been there, done that: Scientology. 'When Andrew's personality changed I was alert to it.' In: The Times , February 13, 2001. From CultEducation.com, accessed January 7, 2019.
4. ↑ Mark Sommer: Scientology Tests' Purpose and Validity Are Questioned. In: The Buffalo News , February 2, 2005. From cs.cmu.edu, accessed January 7, 2019.
5. ^ L. Ron Hubbard, "Testing Promotion Revised," HCO Policy Letter of November 24, 1960 . In: HCOPLs . Bridge Publications, June 4, 1960, ISSN  0096-4018 .