DIVISION OF PSYCHOLOGY

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• Document Creation Date: July 13, 2023
• Document Release Date: August 18, 2022
• Case Number: F-2021-00970
• Publication Date: March 8, 1951

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Director of Training
William J. Morgan
Division of Psychology
8 March 1951
1* It is proposed that a Division of Psychology be established in
the Office of the Director of Training. The purpose of thie Division
mould be to:
a* Assist in the selection of the most competent Agency
personnel, especially- those Who are to be employed on a career basis.
This would, be done by the Aptitude Appraisal. Branch, using both
objective tests and assessment techniques.
b* Armlet in the most effective guidance and job placement of
personnel within the Agency so that aptitudes and skills are not
wasted. This would be done by the Training Evaluation Branch with
the assistance of the Aptitude Appraisal Branch.
.0* Develop selection and training procedures, tests of apti-
tudes:, and tests of objective achievement which are needed by the
Office of Training. This would be done by the Test Research Branch.
d. Provide vmlidity studies of selection and training procedures
so that time is not wasted on ineffective procedures and techniques.
This would be done by the Validation Branch.
o* Members of the Division of Psychology would serve as in-
structors, when needed, in the training courses, and they would also
oarry out such other duties as the Director of Training would assign.
They might, for example* serve as training consultants on scientific
psychological topics to staff and division chiefs of CIA.
2* The Organization Chart for the Division of Psychology is given
in Figure No. 1, page 2*
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3. a* Board of Psychological Consultants. It is recommended that a
five-man board of Psychological tansultants be recruited from the
business world and universities. A five-man Board would probably
insure that at least three men would be available for a two or 'three
day consultant session once each month. This Board would serve as
an advieory council to the Director of Training on problems arising
fecm the development, procedures, and objectives of the Division of
Psychology.
b. ARtitude Appraisal branch. The Aptitude Appraisal Branch
would have three teams carrying out two functions; namely, assessment
and objective testing. The objective testing would be handled by two
teame--the Field Testing Team and the Headquarters Testing Team.
(1). Field Testing Team. The Field Testing Team would
scour the country, particularly the universities, testing likely
candidates for the career programs ar for other crucial CIA needs.
The Field Testing Team would utilize, when available, data accum-
ulated by the Educational Testing Service. It would also analyse
idhool and testing records of universities in order to save
testing time. Among other things this Team ccrad be used to
explain and interpret the career programs and help to pick
04potteren for the programs.
(2). Headquarters Testing Team The Headquarters Testing
Team would give selectedtatteriei of tests, depending upon grade
level, to all applicants or employees in training who had not been
previously tested by either the Field Testing Team or by the
Assessment Team. The information obtained by the Headquarters
Testing Team would be used by the Evaluation Branch in the guid-
ance of the student through his training courses and also for
the student's best placement in the Agency.
(3). Assessment Team. The Assessment Team would conduct
assessments primarily of extremely promising career employees
before employment or of students in training whose difficulties
in training co id not be solved by the instructors or by an
interpretation of training and testing records by the Evaluation
Branch.
0. 1p Training Evaluation Branch. The Training Evaluation
Branch would be primarily responsible for systematising the final
course evaluations of students and interpreting such evaluations to
staff ar,1 division chiefs. The Evaluation Branch would also be
responsible for training instructors in the accurate observation
and reporting of evaluation data.
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(d). The Validation Branch. The Validation Branch would have
two main area; of responsibility�selection and training. This
branch would determine the effectiveness, through validation studies,
of selection and training procedures and techniques.
(e). Test Research Branch. The Test Research Branch lould have
both a Selection Section and a Training Section. The Selection Sec-
tion would develop tests needed by the Aptitude Appraisal Branch,
including test of intelligence, interests, attitudes, social skills,
temperament, and other factors related to job success. The Training
Section wnuld develop primarily tests for the measurement of attitudes
or knowledge, and taste of akills Obtained by the student in train-
ing courses-. It is important to emphasise that standard selection
and training tests already published do not meet CIA needs. Sem of
them can be modified and adapted but most 'election and training tests
must be developed to meet specific CIA training needs.
4. TABLE OF ORGANIZATION.
URBER TITLE
5 Consulting Psychologists
TICE OF CHIEF tIYIS ION OF PSYCHOLOGY
Per diem, as deter-
mined by Agency
standards
Chief, Division of Peychology . 08-15
1 Deputy Chief, Division of Psychology 06-14
1 Administrative Assistant, Division of Psychology 08-9
1 Secretary (Stenographer) 0S-7
APTITUDE APPRAISAL BRANCH
1 4enior Psychologist: Chief, Aptitude Appraisal
Branch GS44
1
1
1
1
Psychologist
Junior Psychologist and Test
Statistical Assistant
Scoring Assietant
Clerk - Stenographer
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pEADQUARTERS TESTING
Psychologist 03-13
Junior Psychologist and Test Administrator 0.342
Statistical Assistant 0S-7
Scoring Assistant 03-5
. Clerk - Stenographer 03-5
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Assessment Team
2
1
1
Psychologists
Junior Psychologist and Situation Totting Am tant
Scoring Assistant
06.113
OS..12
as-5
1
Clerk - Stenographer
084
TRAINING EVALUATION PR
1
Psychologist
08.13
1
Junior Psychologist
GS-12
1
Clerk - Stenographer
GS-5
VALIDATION BRANCH
1
Senior Psychologist: Chief, Validation ;tr ch
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1
Clerk - Stenographer
as-5
Selection Section
1
Psychologist
G5-13
1
Junior Psyrhologist and Statistician
08-12
Training Section
1
Psychologist
GS-13
1
Junior Psychologist and Statistician
05-12
TEST RESEARCH BRANCH
Senior s chologist: Chief, Test Research Branch
as-14
Clerk ographer
as-5
Selection ;iection
1
Psychologist
OS -13
1
Test Item Writer
GS-9
Training Section
1
Psychologist
GS-13
1
Test Item Writer
OS-9
TOTAL
Part-time Consulttng Psychologists on per diem basis
5
Psychological and Technical Specialists
21
Administrative and scoring assistants and clerical
personnel
11
TOTAL
140
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Phasing. It is 'suggested that the phasing order of priority,
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a. Headquarters Testing Team
b# Training Evaluation Branch
c. TeSt Research Branch
d Validation Branch
a, Field Testing Team �
f Assessment Team
6# The Board of Conamltants should be assembled as soon as pOssible
so that the recommendations can play an important part in the modifica-
tion and improvement of the programs of the Division of Ps hology.
7. The Board of Consultants and units (a), (b), and (c) of para-
aph 5 should be recruited by 1 July 1951, and units (d), (e), and (f) should
be recruited by 31 December 1951.
8# The suggestions contained in this memorandum are for purposes of
discussion and are not intended to be at all fine..
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