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Psychological Testing Principles & 6TH Edition

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ISBN13: 9780131891722
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' This book focuses on the use of psychological tests to make important decisions about individuals in a variety of settings. It explores the theory, methods, and applications of psychological testing, and gives a full and fair evaluation of the advantages and drawbacks of psychological testing in general, and selected tests in particular. A four-part organization provides an introduction to psychological testing; covers the principles of psychological measurement, discusses the development of measures of ability, interests, and personality; and shows how tests are used to make decisions. For those who create and evaluate psychological testing and measurement. '
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Table of Contents

' I. INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING.
 1. Tests and Measurements.

 2. Defining and Measuring Psychological Attributes: Ability, Interests, and Personality.

 3. Testing and Society.

II. PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT.

 4. Basic Concepts in Measurement and Statistics.

 5. Scales, Transformations, and Norms.

 6. Reliability: The Consistency of Test Scores.

 7. Using and Interpreting Information about Test Reliability.

 8. Validity of Measurement: Content and Construct-Oriented Validation Strategies.

 9. Validity for Decisions: Criterion-Related Validity.

10. Item Analysis.

III. DEVELOPING MEASURES OF ABILITY, INTERESTS, AND PERSONALITY.

11. The Process of Test Development.

12. Computerized Test Administration and Interpretation.

13. Ability Testing: Individual Tests.

14. Ability Testing: Group Tests.

15. Issues in Ability Testing.

16. Interest Testing.

17. Personality Testing.

IV. USING TESTS TO MAKE DECISIONS.

18. Tests and Educational Decisions.

19. Psychological Measurement in Industry.

20. Diagnostic Testing: Clinical Applications.

21. Issues in Multi-Method Assessment.

Appendix: Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct.

References.

Author Index.

Subject Index.

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ISBN:
9780131891722
Subtitle:
Principles and Applications
Author:
Murphy, Kevin R
Author:
Davidshofer, Charles O.
Author:
Murphy, Kevin R.
Publisher:
Prentice Hall
Subject:
Assessment, Testing & Measurement
Subject:
General Psychology & Psychiatry
Copyright:
2005
Edition Number:
6
Publication Date:
September 2004
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
624
Dimensions:
9.44x7.42x1.51 in. 2.54 lbs.
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