TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gregory, Robert J
AU  - Gregory,Robert J
TI  - Psychological Testing:  History, Principles, and Applications
SN  - 9789332573819
U1  - O02.2 
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Noida
PB  - Pearson India Education Services Pvt Ltd
N1  - includes index and biblioraphy; 1 Applications and consequences of psychological testing ......1  Topic 1 A The nature and uses of psychological testing .....1  The consequences of testing ......2  Case exhibit 1.1. True-life vignetters of testing ......2  Definition of a test ......3  Further distinctions in testing .....5  Types of tests .....6  Uses of testing ......9  Factors influencing the soundness of testing ......11  Standazdized procedures in test administration ......12  Desirable procedures of test administration ......13  Influence of the examiner ......17  Background and motivation of the examinee ......18  Topic 1 B Ethical and social implications of testing ......20  The rationale for professional testing standards .....20  Case exhibit 1.2. Ethical and professional quandaries in testing .....21  Responsibilities of test publishers ......22  Responsibilities of test users ......23  Case exhibit 1.3 A different lens for viewing test validity in selection .....25  Testing of cultural and linguistic diversities .....29  Reprise: Responsible test use .....30  2 The history of psychological testing .....32  Topic 2 A The origins of psychological testing .......32  Rudimentary forms of testing in china in 2200 BC ......33  Physiognomy, phrenology and the psychograph ......34  The brass instruments era of testing ......35  Rating scales and their origins .....38  Changing conceptions of mental retardation in the 1800s ......40  Influence of binet`s early research on his test .......41  Binet and testing for higher mental processes ......42  The revised scales and the advent of iq ......44  Topic 2 B Testing from the early 1900s to the present ......45  Early uses and abuses of tests in the united states ......45  Group tests and the classification of WWI ARMY recruits ......48  Early educational testing .....52  The development of aptitude tests .....52  Personality and vocational testing after WWI .....53  The origins of projective testing .......54  The development of interest inventories .......55  aThe emergence of structured personality tests .....55  The expansion and proliferation of testing ......56  Evidence-based practice and outcomes assessment .......57  3 Norms and reliability ....58  Topic 3 A Norms and test standardization .....58  Raw scores ......59  Essential statistical concepts .....59  Topic 3 B  Concepts of reliability .....75  4 Validity and test development .....94  Topic 4 A Basic concepts of validity .......94  Topic 4 B Test construction .....113  5 Theories and individual tests of intelligence and achievement .....131  Topic 5 A Theories of intelligence and factor analysis ......131  Topic 5 B Individual tests of intelligence and achievement .......156  6 Group tests and controversies in ability testing ......186  Topic 6 A Group tests of ability and related concepts .....186  Topic 6 B Test bias and other controversies ......207  7 Testing special populations .....237  Topic 7 A Infant and preschool assessment ....237  Topic 7 BTesting persons with disabilities ......260  8 Origins of personality testing .....279  Topic 8 A Theories of personality and projective techniques .....279  Topic 8 B Self-report and behavioral assessment of psychopathology .....307  9 Assessment of normality and human strengths ....335  Topic 9 A Assessment within the normal spectrum ......335  Topic 9 B Positive psychological assessment ......360  10 Neuropsychological assessment and screening ......378  Topic 10 A Neurobiological concepts and behavioral assessment .....378  Topic 10 B Neuropsychological tests, batteries, and screening tools ......401  11 Industrial, occupational, and career assessment ......430  Topic 11 A Industrial and organizational assessment .....430  Topic 11 B Assessment for career development in a global economy .....452  12 Legal issues and the future of testing .....473  Topic 12 A Psychological testing and the law .....473  Topic 12 B Computerized assessment and the future of testing ......485
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