Title:
Psychological testing : principles and applications
Author:
Murphy, Kevin R., 1952-
ISBN:
9780131891722
9780131293830
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Edition:
6th ed.
Publication Information:
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2005.
Physical Description:
x, 613 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents:
1. Tests and measurements -- 2. Defining and measuring psychological attributes : ability, interests, and personality -- 3. Testing and society -- 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 -- 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 -- 18. Tests and educational decisions -- 19. Psychological measurement industry -- 20. Diagnostic testing : clinical applications -- 21. Issues in multimethod assessment -- App. A. Forty representative tests.
App. B. Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct.
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