Psychological Testing: History, Principles, and ApplicationsIn addition to customary coverage of traditional topics and instruments, the author provides detailed presentations for several topics not always found in other textbooks. These topics include: history of psychological testing, early uses and abuses of intelligence, neuropsychological foundations of ability, factor analysis, assessment of learning disabilities, consumer assessment, environmental assessment, and courtroom testimony. |
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... approach correlates the results from one half of the test with the other half and is appropriately termed split - half reliability . The sec- ond approach examines the internal consistency of individual test items . In this approach ...
... approach correlates the results from one half of the test with the other half and is appropriately termed split - half reliability . The sec- ond approach examines the internal consistency of individual test items . In this approach ...
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... approaches share a common focus on the person's subjective experience , personal world view , and self - concept as the major wellsprings of behavior . Origins of the Phenomenological Approach The orientation briefly reviewed in this ...
... approaches share a common focus on the person's subjective experience , personal world view , and self - concept as the major wellsprings of behavior . Origins of the Phenomenological Approach The orientation briefly reviewed in this ...
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... approach ) versus clinician judgment ( clinical approach ) . Even though clinicians generally recognize the superiority of the actuarial method , there is one significant advantage to the computer - assisted clinical approach . The ...
... approach ) versus clinician judgment ( clinical approach ) . Even though clinicians generally recognize the superiority of the actuarial method , there is one significant advantage to the computer - assisted clinical approach . The ...
Contents
The History of Psychological Testing | 1 |
Tests and the Testing Process | 32 |
Summary | 46 |
Copyright | |
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