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The Oxford Capacity Analysis (OCA), also known as the American Personality Analysis, is a list of questions which is advertised as being a personality test and that is administered for free by the Church of Scientology. The OCA test is offered by the Church of Scientology online, at its local churches, and sometimes at local fairs, carnivals, and in other public settings. It has no relation to the University of Oxford, although the name may have been chosen to imply so.〔 The test is an important part of Scientology recruitment and is used worldwide by the Church of Scientology to attract new members. However, it is not a scientifically recognized test and has been criticized by numerous psychology organizations, who point out that it is "not a genuine personality test" and allege that Scientologists use it in a "highly manipulative"〔"Woman says her sister was 'changed' by Scientology," ''The Irish Times'', January 30, 2003〕 and "manifestly unethical" fashion.〔''Granskning av Oxford Capacity Analysis'', Professor Gudmund Smith, University of Lund, Sweden. Municipality of Huddinge, 1981, case no. 150.82 000.285〕 ==How the test works== Two hundred questions make up the Scientology personality test. Each can be answered ''yes'', ''no'', or ''maybe''. Typical questions: :''3. Do you browse through railway timetables, directories or dictionaries just for pleasure?'' :''6. Do you get occasional twitches of your muscles, when there is no logical reason for it?'' :''27. Do you often sing or whistle just for the fun of it?'' :''30. Do you enjoy telling people the latest scandal about your associates?'' :''59. Do you consider the modern prisons without bars system "doomed to failure"?'' :''69. Does emotional music have quite an effect on you?'' :''105. Do you rarely suspect the actions of others?'' :''124. Do you often make tactless blunders?'' :''196. Do you sometimes feel that your age is against you (too young or too old)?'' The OCA test is often given at the same time as a "Novis Mental Ability Test," a short 30 minute test which is claimed to measure IQ. After the two tests have been completed, a computer program is used to plot the results on a personality profile graph. This gives the testee's IQ rating and score in personality characteristics such as "Stable," "Happy," "Composed," "Certainty," "Active," "Aggressive," "Responsible (Causative)," "Correct Estimation" (meaning the testee's ability to look at a situation and determine what is needed to deal with it), "Appreciative," and "Comm() Level" (meaning the testee's ability to communicate with others).〔"Letters: Personality testing," ''St. Petersburg Times'' (Florida), September 16, 1992〕 The scale on the graph of each trait ranges from +100 to −100, with three main bands marked "Desirable State" (+100 to +30), "Normal" (+30 to 0) and "Unacceptable State" (0 to −100). In the middle are two shaded bands, "Acceptable under perfect conditions" (about +32 to about +6) and "Attention Desirable" (about +6 to about −18). A legend at the foot of the graph sheet warns that a point below the latter band indicates "Attention Urgent."〔Oxford Capacity Analysis personality profile graph. Retrieved 2006〕 After the graph has been plotted, a Scientology staff member reviews the results with the testee. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oxford Capacity Analysis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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