Psychological Testing : Principles, Applications, and Issues / Kaplan, Robert M.

Contributor(s):

Saccuzzo, Dennis P

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Delhi : Cengage Learning India Private Limited, 2019.Edition: 9th edDescription: xxiii, 710 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9789353502188

Uniform titles:

Psychological Testing : Principles, Applications, and Issues

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

23 150 KAP

Contents:

Part I: PRINCIPLES. 1. Introduction. 2. Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing. 3. Correlation and Regression. 4. Reliability. 5. Validity. 6. Writing and Evaluating Test Items. 7. Test Administration. Part II: APPLICATIONS. 8. Interviewing Techniques. 9. Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales. 10. The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: WAIS-IV, WISC-IV, and WPPSI-III. 11. Testing in Education: Tests of Ability in Education and Special Education. 12. Standardized Tests in Education, Civil Service, and the Military. 13. Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings. 14. Projective Personality Tests. 15. Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing. 16. Testing in Counseling Psychology. 17. Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care. 18. Testing in Industrial and Business Settings. Part III: ISSUES. 19. Test Bias. 20. Testing and the Law. 21. The Future of Psychological Testing.

Summary: PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING: PRINCIPLES, APPLICATIONS, AND ISSUES, Ninth Edition 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. Kaplan and Saccuzzo's engaging and thorough text demonstrates how psychological tests are constructed and used, both in a professional setting and in everyday lives. It 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. Chapters are independent enough to allow instructors to structure their class to achieve course objectives. 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.

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Part I: PRINCIPLES.

1. Introduction.

2. Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing.

3. Correlation and Regression.

4. Reliability.

5. Validity.

6. Writing and Evaluating Test Items.

7. Test Administration.

Part II: APPLICATIONS.

8. Interviewing Techniques.

9. Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales.

10. The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: WAIS-IV, WISC-IV, and WPPSI-III.

11. Testing in Education: Tests of Ability in Education and Special Education.

12. Standardized Tests in Education, Civil Service, and the Military.

13. Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings.

14. Projective Personality Tests.

15. Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing.

16. Testing in Counseling Psychology.

17. Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care.

18. Testing in Industrial and Business Settings.

Part III: ISSUES.

19. Test Bias.

20. Testing and the Law.

21. The Future of Psychological Testing.

PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING: PRINCIPLES, APPLICATIONS, AND ISSUES, Ninth Edition 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. Kaplan and Saccuzzo's engaging and thorough text demonstrates how psychological tests are constructed and used, both in a professional setting and in everyday lives. It 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. Chapters are independent enough to allow instructors to structure their class to achieve course objectives. 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.

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