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1. A computer-implemented method for performing a psychological test of a test subject for personnel assessment comprising:displaying input fields on a computer display, wherein each input field represents a test step in the psychological test;conducting the psychological test while an observer observes the test subject;receiving observer input in the input fields, wherein the observer input is based on the observer's observations of the test subject;measuring one or more response time values related to observer input for each input field, respectively;storing results of each test step on a memory medium of a computer system, wherein the results comprise observer inputs in the input fields and the one or more response time values related to observer input for the respective input field; anddisplaying at least some of the results of the psychological test on a display device. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein a response time value comprises an event timestamp that is measured relative to the beginning of the psychological test. 3. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:forcing a delay between test steps. 4. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:forcing a delay during the execution of a test step. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein a time value comprises the duration of an observer input. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein a touch-sensitive display screen is used to capture observer inputs. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the test subject is an individual person. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the observer inputs data into an observer input field for executing a test step. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein plurality of identification fields for the test subject include one or more of:the name of the test subject;an image of the test subject; andpersonal data of the test subject. 10. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:conducting the psychological test while a plurality of observers observe the test subject, wherein the computer systems of each observer are clients in a communication network. 11. The method as recited in claim 10, further comprising:recording the results of each test step on a common database server. 12. The method as recited in claim 11, further comprising:automatically generating a result file for a psychological test from the common database server. 13. The method as recited in claim 10, further comprising:transmitting a message from a first observer to a second observer, wherein a first client computer sends a message to a second client computer over the communications network. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the observer input is provided in the form of handwriting. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the observer input is stored in an image file format. 16. The method of claim 14, wherein the observer input is converted to digital alphanumeric text characters and stored in a text file format. 17. The method of claim 1, wherein the test subject is a plurality of persons, wherein for each person, a separate observer mask comprising input fields is provided and displayed, wherein the observer may activate each separate observer mask for input. 18. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:recording a video of conducting of the psychological test. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the video recording is displayed while the psychological test is executed. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein a playback of the video recording of an earlier portion of the psychological test is displayed. 21. The method of claim 19, wherein the results of a test step for at least one observer are displayed concurrently with the view of the video recording. 22. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:generating a personnel assessment report from results stored for a psychological test. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the assessment report includes the results of a statistical analysis of response time values related to observer activity respectively for one or more input fields. 24. The method of claim 23, wherein the statistical analysis is performed across a plurality of observer input fields. 25. The method of claim 23, wherein the statistical analysis is performed across a plurality of test subjects. 26. The method of claim 23, wherein the statistical analysis is performed across a plurality of observers. 27. The method of claim 23, wherein the statistical analysis comprises an average value. 28. The method of claim 22, wherein the personnel assessment report is generated from results stored on a common database server. 29. A computer readable medium for performing a psychological test of a test subject for personnel assessment, wherein the computer readable medium comprises program instructions executable to:display input fields on a computer display, wherein each input field represents a test step in the psychological test;conduct the psychological test while an observer observes the test subject;receive observer input in the input fields, wherein the observer input is based on the observer's observations of the test subject;measure one or more response time values related to observer input for each input field, respectively; andstore the results of each test step on a memory medium of a computer system, wherein the results comprise observer inputs in the input fields and the one or more response time values related to observer input for the respective input field;analyze the stored results of each test step to generate an evaluation from the psychological test; anddisplay at least some of the evaluation from the psychological test on a display device. 30. The computer readable medium of claim 29, wherein a response time value comprises an event timestamp that is measured relative to the beginning of the psychological test. 31. The computer readable medium as recited in claim 29, wherein the program instructions are further executable to:force a delay between test steps. 32. The computer readable medium as recited in claim 29, wherein the program instructions are further executable to:force a delay during the execution of a test step. 33. The computer readable medium of claim 29, wherein a response time value comprises the duration of an observer input. 34. The computer readable medium of claim 29, wherein the observer inputs data into an observer input field for executing a test step. 35. The computer readable medium as recited in claim 29, wherein the program instructions are further executable to:conduct the psychological test while a plurality of observers observe the test subject, wherein the computer systems of each observer are clients in a communication network. 36. The computer readable medium as recited in claim 35, further comprising the programming step of:recording the results of each test step on a common database server. 37. The computer readable medium of claim 29, wherein the test subject is a plurality of persons, wherein for each person, a separate observer mask is provided and displayed, wherein the observer may activate each separate observer mask for input. 38. The computer readable medium as recited in claim 29, wherein the program instructions are further executable to:generate a personnel assessment report from results recorded for a psychological test. 39. The computer readable medium of claim 38, wherein the assessment report comprises a statistical analysis of response time values related to observer activity for specific observer input fields. 40. The computer readable medium of claim 39, wherein the statistical analysis is performed across a plurality of user-observer input fields. 41. The computer readable medium of claim 39, wherein the statistical analysis is performed across a plurality of test subjects. 42. The computer readable medium of claim 39, wherein the statistical analysis is performed across a plurality of users observers. 43. The computer readable medium of claim 39, wherein the statistical analysis comprises an average value. 44. The computer readable medium of claim 38, wherein the personnel assessment report is generated from results stored on a common database server. 45. A system for performing a psychological test of a test subject for personnel assessment comprising:a display device;a processor; anda memory medium coupled to the display device and the processor, wherein the memory medium stores a computer program comprising instructions executable by the processor to:display input fields on a computer display, wherein each input field represents a test step in the psychological test;conduct the psychological test while an observer observes the test subject;receive observer input in the input fields, wherein the observer input is based on the observer's observations of the test subject; measure one or more response time values related to observer input for each input field, respectively; andstore the results of each test step on a memory medium of a computer system, wherein the results comprise observer inputs in the input fields and the one or more response time values related to observer input for the respective input field;analyze the stored results of each test step to generate an evaluation from the psychological test; anddisplay at least some of the evaluation from the psychological test on a display device. 46. The system of claim 45, wherein a response time value comprises an event timestamp that is measured relative to the beginning of the psychological test. 47. The system as recited in claim 45, wherein the program instructions are further executable to:force a delay between test steps. 48. The system as recited in claim 45, wherein the program instructions are further executable to:force a delay during the execution of a test step. 49. The system of claim 45, wherein a time value comprises the duration of an observer input. 50. The system of claim 45, wherein the system is a portable computer system. 51. The system as recited in claim 45, further comprising:a video camera for recording a video of the psychological test. 52. The system of claim 45, wherein the display device is coupled to a touch-sensitive input device. 53. The system of claim 45, further comprising:a network interface adapter. 54. The system of claim 53, wherein the network interface adapter is operable for connecting to a wireless network. 55. The system of claim 53, wherein the network interface adapter is operable for connecting to the Internet.