Psychological Testing - Seventh Edition

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Psychological Testing: History, Principles, and Applications, Seventh Edition, presents the implementation of psychological testing and examines the ethical and social implications that shape responsible assessment. It traces the origins of testing, covers norms, reliability, and concepts of test validity, and explains foundations of intelligence, achievement, and personality assessment. The book also addresses ability testing controversies, special populations, neuropsychological testing, and industrial and career assessment.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages590

Reading Time24 h 47 min

AccessFree to download

Brief Contents

Chapter 1 Implementation and Attributes of Psychological Testing

Chapter 2 Origins of Psychological Testing

Chapter 3 Norms and Reliability

Chapter 4 Validity and Test Construction

Chapter 5 Intelligence and Achievement: Theories and Tests

Chapter 6 Ability Testing: Group Tests and Controversies

Chapter 7 Assessing Special Populations

Chapter 8 Foundations of Personality Testing

Chapter 9 Evaluation of Normality and Individual Strengths

Chapter 10 Neuropsychological Testing

Chapter 11 Industrial, Occupational, and Career Assessment

Psychological Testing History, Principles, and Applications sevenTh ediTion Robert J. Gregory Psychological Testing This page is intentionally left blank. S e v e n t h E d i t i o n Psychological Testing History, Principles, and Applications G l o b a l E d i t i o n Robert J. Gregory Professor Emeritus Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montréal Toronto Delhi Mexico City São Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editor in Chief: Ashley Dodge Acquisitions Editor: Susan Hartman Head of Learning Asset Acquisition, Global Editions: Laura Dent Acquisitions Editor, Global Editions: Vrinda Malik Assistant Project Editor, Global Editions: Paromita Banerjee Editorial Assistant: Amandria Guadalupe Senior Marketing Coordinator: Courtney Stewart Managing Editor: Denise Forlow Program Manager: Reena Dalal Senior Operations Supervisor: Mary Fischer Operations Specialist: Diane Peirano Cover Image: © ADA_photo/Shutterstock Digital Media Project Manager: Tina Gagliostro Digital Media Editor: Learning Mate Solutions, Ltd. Media Producer, Global Editions: Vikram Kumar Full-Service Project Management and Composition: PreMediaGlobal USA Inc. Cover Printer and Printer/Bindery: Courier Westford Credits and acknowledgments borrowed from other sources and reproduced, with permission, in this textbook appear on appropriate page within text. Pearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate Harlow Essex CM20 2JE England and Associated Companies throughout the world Visit us on the World Wide Web at: [www.pearsonglobaleditions.com](www.pearsonglobaleditions.com) © Pearson Education Limited 2015 The rights of Robert J. Gregory to be identified as the author of this work have been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Authorized adaptation from the United States edition, entitled Psychological Testing: History, Principles, and Applications, 7th Edition, ISBN 978-0-205-95925-9 by Robert J. Gregory, published by Pearson Education © 2014. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without either the prior written permission of the publisher or a license permitting restricted copying in the United Kingdom issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. All trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. The use of any trademark in this text does not vest in the author or publisher any trademark ownership rights in such trademarks, nor does the use of such trademarks imply any affiliation with or endorsement of this book by such owners. ISBN 10: 1-292-05880-3 ISBN 13: 978-1-292-05880-1 (Print) ISBN 13: 978-1-292-06755-1 (PDF) British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 15 14 13 12 11 Typeset in 10/12 Minion Pro Regular by PreMedia Global USA Inc. Printed and bound by Courier Westford in United States of America Brief ConTenTs Chapter 1 Implementation and Attributes of Psychological Testing 21 tOpIC 1 a The Nature and Uses of Psychological Testing 21 tOpIC 1B Ethical and Social Implications of Testing 40 Chapter 2 Origins of Psychological Testing 56 tOpIC 2 a The Origins of Psychological Testing 56 tOpIC 2B Testing from the Early 1900s to the Present 69 Chapter 3 Norms and Reliability 82 tOpIC 3 a Norms and Test Standardization 82 tOpIC 3B Concepts of Reliability 99 Chapter 4 Validity and Test Construction 118 tOpIC 4 a Basic Concepts of Validity 118 tOpIC 4B Test Construction 136 Chapter 5 Intelligence and Achievement: Theories and Tests 154 tOpIC

FAQs

What does the book cover in its early chapters on testing implementation and attributes?

It explains the nature and uses of psychological testing, outlines key ethical and social implications, and discusses consequences and factors influencing the soundness of testing.

How does the book address test quality through norms, reliability, and validity?

It presents norms and test standardization, core concepts of reliability, foundational ideas of validity, and approaches to test construction.

Which assessment domains are included beyond basic testing theory?

The book covers intelligence and achievement, ability testing and controversies, assessment for special populations, personality testing foundations, neuropsychological testing, and industrial, occupational, and career assessment.

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