3 PORTFOLIO 2025
(Answer Guide)
185521 - DUE 25
September 2025
QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED AND
CERTIFIED ANSWERS.
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PYC4807 Assignment 3 PORTFOLIO 2025 (Answer Guide) 185521 - DUE 25
September 2025
VERIFIED AND CERTIFIED ANSWERS. WRITTEN IN REQUIRED FORMAT AND WITHIN
GIVEN GUIDELINES. IT IS GOOD TO USE AS A GUIDE AND FOR REFERENCE, NEVER
PLAGARIZE. Thank you and success in your academics.
UNISA, 2025
Contents
Section 1: Psychological Assessment in Real-Life Contexts ..................................................3
Experiential Learning (Organisational Context – Mining Industry Recruitment)...................3
Question 1 (3 marks) ..............................................................................................................3
Question 2 (4 marks) ..............................................................................................................3
Question 3 (6 marks) ..............................................................................................................4
Question 4 (4 marks) ..............................................................................................................5
Question 5 (3 marks) ..............................................................................................................5
Section 2: Case Study – The Assessment Process Used in the Financial Frontiers Case
Study ...............................................................................................................................................6
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................6
2. Reason/Rationale for Testing ...............................................................................................7
3. Context of the Assessment ..................................................................................................8
4. Compiling a Test Battery.......................................................................................................9
4.1 Learning Potential Computerised Adaptive Test (LPCAT) ........................................ 10
4.2 South African Career Interest Inventory (SACII) ........................................................ 10
4.3 Basic Traits Inventory (BTI) .......................................................................................... 10
4.4 Integrative Rationale ...................................................................................................... 11
5. Administration, Ethics, and Interpretation........................................................................ 11
6. Conclusion ............................................................................................................................ 12
Section 3: Theoretical and Applied Knowledge ....................................................................... 13
Question 1 (8 marks)................................................................................................................ 13
Question 2 (8 marks)................................................................................................................ 14
Learning Potential Computerised Adaptive Test (LPCAT) .............................................. 14
South African Career Interest Inventory (SACII) .............................................................. 15
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Question 3 (12 marks).............................................................................................................. 16
Question 4 (20 marks).............................................................................................................. 17
a) Factors to consider in test selection (10 marks) .......................................................... 17
b) Appropriateness of the JSAIS (10 marks)..................................................................... 19
Section 4: Referencing and Plagiarism ..................................................................................... 21
4.1 References .......................................................................................................................... 21