Psychological Testing, Pearson New International Edition, 6th edition

Published by Pearson (1 November 2013) © 2014

  • Kevin R. Murphy Colorado State University
  • Charles O. Davidshofer
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For junior-level courses in Psychological Testing or Measurement.
Focuses on the use of psychological tests to make important decisions about individuals in a variety of settings. This text explores the theory, methods, and applications of psychological testing. It gives a full and fair evaluation of the advantages and drawbacks of psychological testing in general, and selected tests in particular.

Table of contents

  • I. INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING.
  • 1. Tests and Measurements.
  • 2. Defining and Measuring Psychological Attributes: Ability, Interests, and Personality.
  • 3. Testing and Society.
  • II. PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT.
  • 4. Basic Concepts in Measurement and Statistics.
  • 5. Scales, Transformations, and Norms.
  • 6. Reliability: The Consistency of Test Scores.
  • 7. Using and Interpreting Information about Test Reliability.
  • 8. Validity of Measurement: Content and Construct-Oriented Validation Strategies.
  • 9. Validity for Decisions: Criterion-Related Validity.
  • 10. Item Analysis.
  • III. DEVELOPING MEASURES OF ABILITY, INTERESTS, AND PERSONALITY.
  • 11. The Process of Test Development.
  • 12. Computerized Test Administration and Interpretation.
  • 13. Ability Testing: Individual Tests.
  • 14. Ability Testing: Group Tests.
  • 15. Issues in Ability Testing.
  • 16. Interest Testing.
  • 17. Personality Testing.
  • Appendix: Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct.
  • References.
  • Author Index.
  • Subject Index.

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