Psychological Testing

6. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-292-04002-8
Verlag: Pearson Business

Buch, Englisch, 492 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 276 mm, Gewicht: 1208 g

For junior-level courses in Psychological Testing or Measurement.
Focuses on the use of psychological tests to make important decisions about individuals in a variety of settings. This text explores the theory, methods, and applications of psychological testing. It gives a full and fair evaluation of the advantages and drawbacks of psychological testing in general, and selected tests in particular.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Murphy, Kevin

Davidshofer, Charles O.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• 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.
• Appendix: Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct.
• References.
• Author Index.
• Subject Index.