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Gregory  \nProfessor Emeritus Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois  \nBoston 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  \nEditor in Chief: Ashley Dodge  \nAcquisitions Editor: Susan Hartman  \nHead of Learning Asset Acquisition, Global Editions: Laura Dent  \nAcquisitions Editor, Global Editions: Vrinda Malik  \nAssistant Project Editor, Global Editions: Paromita Banerjee  \nEditorial Assistant: Amandria Guadalupe  \nSenior Marketing Coordinator: Courtney Stewart  \nManaging Editor: Denise Forlow  \nProgram Manager: Reena Dalal  \nSenior Operations Supervisor: Mary Fischer  \nOperations Specialist: Diane Peirano  \nCover Image: © ADA_photo/Shutterstock  \nDigital Media Project Manager: Tina Gagliostro Digital Media Editor: Learning Mate Solutions, Ltd. Media Producer, Global Editions: Vikram Kumar Full-Service Project Management and Composition:  \nPreMediaGlobal USA Inc.  \nCover Printer and Printer/Bindery: Courier Westford  \nCredits and acknowledgments borrowed from other sources and reproduced, with permission, in this textbook appear on appropriate page within text.  \nPearson Education Limited  \nEdinburgh Gate Harlow  \nEssex CM20 2JE England  \nand Associated Companies throughout the world  \nVisit us on the World Wide Web at: [www.pearsonglobaleditions.com](www.pearsonglobaleditions.com)  \n© Pearson Education Limited 2015  \nThe 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.  \nAuthorized adaptation from the United States edition, entitled Psychological Testing: History, Principles, and Applications, 7th Edition, ISBN 978-0-205-95925-9 by Robert J. 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