principles and applications Murphy, Kevin R. 1952- creator Davidshofer, Charles O. 1944- text bibliography nju Upper Saddle River, N.J Prentice Hall [1997], c1998 1997 1998 4th ed. monographic eng

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xv, 602 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING1. Tests and Measurements2. Defining and Measuring Psychological Attributes: Ability, Interests and Personality3. Testing and SocietyII PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT4. Basic Concepts in Measurement and Statistics 5. Scales, Transformations, and Norms6. Reliability: The Consistency of Test Scores7. Using and Interpreting Information About Test Reliability8. Validity of Measurement: Content and Construct-Oriented Validation Strategies9. Validity for Decisions: Criterion-Related ValidityIII. DEVELOPING MEASURES OF ABILITY, INTERESTS, AND PERSONALITY10. The Process of Test Development11. Computerized Test Administration and Interpretation 12. Ability Testing: Individual Tests13. Ability Testing: Group Tests14. Issues in Ability Testing15. Interest Testing16. Personality TestingIV. USING TESTS TO MAKE DECISIONS17. Tests and Educational Decisions18. Psychological Measurement in Industry: Issues in Prediction19. Psychological Measurement in Industry: Criterion Measurement20. Diagnostic Testing: Clinical Applications21. Clinical AssessmentAppendix A: Forty Representative TestsAppendix B: Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of ConductAppendix C: Code of Fair Testing Practices in EducationAppendix D: Review of Basic StatisticsReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index Kevin R. Murphy, Charles O. Davidshofer. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Psychological tests Textbooks Psychometrics Textbooks BF176 .M87 1998 150.287 MUR D 0132638150 97009966 DLC 970224 20190821120508.0 3542009