TY  - BOOK
AU  - Murphy,Kevin R.
AU  - Davidshofer,Charles O.
TI  - Psychological testing: principles and applications 
SN  - 0132638150
AV  - BF176 .M87 1998
U1  - 150.287 MUR D 21
PY  - 1997///], c1998
CY  - Upper Saddle River, N.J.
PB  - Prentice Hall
KW  - Psychological tests
KW  - Textbooks
KW  - Psychometrics
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; 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
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