Abstract
FREDERICK L. OSWALDRice UniversityKRAIG L. SCHELLAngelo State UniversityAlthough we are in agreement with Dras-gow, Chernyshenko, and Stark (2010) onthe appropriateness of considering idealpoint models in psychological testing, wefocus on a number of questions that needto be addressed before concluding that thetheoretical appeal of the ideal point modeltranslates into a consistent empirical advan-tage to organizations that use personalitytests.Ideal Point Models AddComplexityTo date, the dominance model has dom-inated the thinking of test developers.In particular, both the dominance modeland Rensis Likert together have createda prescription for constructing personal-ity test items worded at the extremesof the trait continuum. For instance, theitems ‘‘I am always neat and tidy’’ and‘‘I am considered a very messy person’’are two items reflecting high and low lev-els of order, respectively. When items are
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