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Psychological Testing : History, Principles, and Applications by Robert J. Gregory (2003, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherAllyn & Bacon, Incorporated
ISBN-100205354726
ISBN-139780205354726
eBay Product ID (ePID)2419603
Product Key Features
Number of Pages720 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePsychological Testing : History, Principles, and Applications
Publication Year2003
SubjectGeneral, Statistics
TypeTextbook
AuthorRobert J. Gregory
Subject AreaPsychology
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight44.9 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width7.7 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number4
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2003-051829
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal150.28/7
Table Of ContentMost chapters include "Summary" and "Key Terms and Concepts." 1. The History of Psychological Testing. Topic 1A: the Origins of Psychological Testing. The Importance of Testing. Case Exhibit 1.1: the Consequences of Test Results. Rudimentary Forms of Testing in China in 2200 B.C. Psychiatric Antecedents of Psychological Testing. The Brass Instruments Era of Testing. Changing Conceptions of Mental Retardation in the 1800s. Influence of Binet's Early Research Upon His Test. Binet and Testing for Higher Mental Processes. The Revised Scales and the Advent of IQ. Topic 1B: Early Testing in the United States. Early Uses and Abuses of Tests in America. The Invention of Nonverbal Tests in the Early 1900s. The Stanford-Binet: the Early Mainstay of IQ. Group Tests and the Classification of WWI Army Recruits. Early Educational Testing. The Development of Aptitude Tests. Personality and Vocational Testing After WWI. The Origins of Projective Testing. The Development of Interest Inventories. Summary of Major Landmarks in the History of Testing. 2. Tests and the Testing Process. Topic 2A: the Nature and Uses of Psychological Tests. Definition of a Test. Further Distinctions in Testing. Types of Tests. Uses of Testing. Case Exhibit 2.1: Test Impact of Nonstandard Testing. Who May Obtain Tests. Sources of Information on Tests. Topic 2B: the Testing Process. Standardized Procedures in Test Administration. Desirable Procedures of Test Administration. Influence of the Examiner. Background and Motivation of the Examinee. Issues in Scoring. 3. Norms and Reliability. Topic 3A: Norms and Test Standardization. Case Exhibit 3.1: Outmoded Tests and Outdated Norms. Raw Scores. Essential Statistical Concepts. Raw Score Transformations. Selecting a Norm Group. Criterion-Referenced Tests. Topic 3B: Concepts of Reliability. Classical Theory and the Sources of Measurement Error. Sources of Measurement Error. <div STYLE="margi
SynopsisThe goal of this text is to teach students about the characteristics, objectives, and wide-ranging effects of psychological testing. In addition to the breadth of coverage of traditional topics, the fourth edition of Psychological Testing provides detailed presentations on neuropsychological and geriatric assessment, the early uses and abuses of testing, assessment of learning disabilities, testing in special settings, race differences in IQ, and cheating on national group achievement tests. The author also describes and critiques the latest versions of the most widely used tests, examines the subtleties of the testing process, and explores the value-laden issues surrounding the wisdom of testing., The goal of this text is to teach students about the characteristics, objectives, and wide-ranging effects of psychological testing. In addition to the breadth of coverage of traditional topics, the fourth edition of Psychological Testing provides detailed presentations on neuropsychological and geriatric assessment, the early uses and abuses of testing, assessment of learning disabilities, testing in special settings, race differences in IQ, and cheating on national group achievement tests. The author also describes and critiques the latest versions of the most widely used tests, examines the subtleties of the testing process, and explores the value-laden issues surrounding the wisdom of testing. - Significant new coverage on testing deaf and hard of hearing; also, updated coverage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (Chapter 7). - Assessment and the Attitudes of Moral and Spiritual Concepts has been added (Chapter 12). - New section on Ecological Momentary Assessment - real time measurement of real world experience (chapter 14) - Updated references throughout. - The text is divided into 15 chapters and 30 modular topics, making it easier for students to grasp complex ideas. -
LC Classification NumberBF176.G74 2004
