Psychological testing : principles, applications, & issues / Robert M. Kaplan, Standford University, Dennis P. Saccuzzo, San Diego State University.

By: Kaplan, Robert M. (Robert Malcolm), 1947- [author.]Contributor(s): Saccuzzo, Dennis P, 1947- [author.]Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Boston, MA. : Cengage Learning, [2018]©2018 Edition: Ninth editionDescription: xxiii, 710 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1337098132 (hardback)Subject(s): Psychological testsLOC classification: BF176 .K37 2018
Contents:
PART I. PRINCIPLES p.1 -- Introduction, p.1 -- 2. Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing, p.23 -- 3. Correlation and Regression, p.63 -- 4. Reliability, p.99 -- 5. Validity, p.133 -- 6. Writing and Evaiuating Test Items, p.159 -- 7. Test Administration, p.187 -- PART II. APPLlCATIONS -- 8. Interviewing Techniques, p.203 -- 9. Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales, p.225 -- 10. The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: WAIS-IV, WISC-V, and WPPSI-IV, p.247 -- 11. Tests for Infants, Disabilities and Special Populations, p.267 -- 12. Standardized Tests in Education, Civil Service, and the Military, p.299 -- 13. Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings, p.329 -- 14. Projective Personality Tests, p.371 -- 15. Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing, p.401 -- 16. Testing in Counseling Psychology, p.425 -- 17. Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care, p.443 -- 18. Testing in Industrial and Business Settings, p.483 -- PART III. ISSUES -- 19. Test Bias, p.513 -- 20. Testing and the Law, p.547 -- 21. The Future of Psychological Testing, p.587.
Summary: This book "explains the fundamentals of psychological testing, their important applications, and the controversies that emerge from those applications in clinical, education, industrial, medical, and legal settings.This resource explains core concepts that affect the evaluation of all tests, major types of psychological tests, and current issues affecting testing such as stereotype threat, bias, laws, and ethics. Test profiles and sample items illustrate how psychological testing is used and reported. Case studies demonstrate the uses and misuses of psychological testing, while technical examples assist students in grasping complex statistical concepts." -- Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 618-682) and indexes.

PART I. PRINCIPLES p.1 -- Introduction, p.1 -- 2. Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing, p.23 -- 3. Correlation and Regression, p.63 -- 4. Reliability, p.99 -- 5. Validity, p.133 -- 6. Writing and Evaiuating Test Items, p.159 -- 7. Test Administration, p.187 -- PART II. APPLlCATIONS -- 8. Interviewing Techniques, p.203 -- 9. Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales, p.225 -- 10. The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: WAIS-IV, WISC-V, and WPPSI-IV, p.247 -- 11. Tests for Infants, Disabilities and Special Populations, p.267 -- 12. Standardized Tests in Education, Civil Service, and the Military, p.299 -- 13. Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings, p.329 -- 14. Projective Personality Tests, p.371 -- 15. Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing, p.401 -- 16. Testing in Counseling Psychology, p.425 -- 17. Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care, p.443 -- 18. Testing in Industrial and Business Settings, p.483 -- PART III. ISSUES -- 19. Test Bias, p.513 -- 20. Testing and the Law, p.547 -- 21. The Future of Psychological Testing, p.587.

This book "explains the fundamentals of psychological testing, their important applications, and the controversies that emerge from those applications in clinical, education, industrial, medical, and legal settings.This resource explains core concepts that affect the evaluation of all tests, major types of psychological tests, and current issues affecting testing such as stereotype threat, bias, laws, and ethics. Test profiles and sample items illustrate how psychological testing is used and reported. Case studies demonstrate the uses and misuses of psychological testing, while technical examples assist students in grasping complex statistical concepts." -- Publisher's website.