Psychological TestingEven while slavery existed, Americans debated the subject. Was it a profitable and healthy institution? If so, for whom? The abolition of slavery in 1865 did not end this debate. Mark Smith outlines the main contours of this subject. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 75
Page 366
... factor pat- terns are rarely as clear - cut as the one illustrated in Figure 58 adds further to the difficulty of rotating axes and of identifying factors . Some factor analysts use a theoretical model as a guide in the rotation of axes ...
... factor pat- terns are rarely as clear - cut as the one illustrated in Figure 58 adds further to the difficulty of rotating axes and of identifying factors . Some factor analysts use a theoretical model as a guide in the rotation of axes ...
Page 369
... factors would themselves be correlated . Some investigators have maintained that orthogonal , or un- correlated , factors should always be employed , since they provide a simpler and clearer picture of trait relationships . Others ...
... factors would themselves be correlated . Some investigators have maintained that orthogonal , or un- correlated , factors should always be employed , since they provide a simpler and clearer picture of trait relationships . Others ...
Page 376
... factors . Such a hierarchical structure thus resembles an inverted genealogical tree , with g at the top , s factors at the bottom , and progressively narrower group factors in between . Humphreys ( 1962 , 1970 ) also recommends a ...
... factors . Such a hierarchical structure thus resembles an inverted genealogical tree , with g at the top , s factors at the bottom , and progressively narrower group factors in between . Humphreys ( 1962 , 1970 ) also recommends a ...
Contents
FUNCTIONS AND ORIGINS | 3 |
Cattell and the early mental tests | 9 |
Standardized achievement tests | 16 |
Copyright | |
30 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ability achievement tests administered adult analysis applicants aptitude tests arithmetic assessment battery behavior Chapter child clinical computed construct validity content validity correlation criteria criterion-referenced tests cultural decision theory designed differential distribution educational Educational Testing Service effects employed evaluation examiner example factor analysis factors functions grades group tests illustrated individual individual's instructions intelligence tests interpretation inventory investigators IQ's Journal manual mean measure ment mental MMPI normal norms objective obtained occupational percent percentile personality tests personnel prediction predictors problems procedures programs Psychological Corporation HBJ psychological tests purposes ratings raw score regarding reliability coefficients reported responses retest scales Scholastic Aptitude Test selection self-report inventory situations skills social specific standard scores standardization sample Stanford-Binet stanine studies subtests Table test performance test scores tion traits validity coefficient variables verbal Wechsler yield