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Psychological Testing and Assessment

by: Shum, David; O'Gorman, John; Myors, Brett

Psychological Testing and Assessment

by: Shum, David; O'Gorman, John; Myors, Brett

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9780195550948
ISBN 10:
0195550943
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 03/02/2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

Administering psychological tests and conducting psychological assessments are core skills for psychologists and, increasingly, for a range of professionals in health and business. Psychological Testing and Assessment, written especially for students, provides the latest theory, research and analysis of best practice in the field. Comprehensive yet concise, the book uses real-life examples drawn from the authors' extensive experiences in the field to focus attention on the process of psychological assessment.

Boxes, Tables and Figures

Preface

xii

PART 1 The Context of Psychological Testing and Assessment

(38)

Psychological Tests: What Are They and Why Do We Need Them?

(14)

Introduction

(1)

A brief history of psychological testing

(7)

Psychological tests: why do we need them?

(1)

Psychological tests: definitions, advantages, and limitations

(4)

Concluding remarks

(1)

Questions for consideration

(1)

Further reading

(1)

Psychological Testing and Assessment: Processes, Best Practice, and Ethics

(22)

Introduction

(1)

Psychological testing versus psychological assessment

(1)

Areas of application

(1)

Types of psychological tests

(1)

Processes and best practices in psychological testing

(10)

Ethics

(3)

Code of ethics of the Australian Psychological Society

(2)

Concluding remarks

(1)

Questions for consideration

(1)

Further reading

(2)

PART 2 Methodological and Technical Principles of Psychological Testing

(82)

Test Scores and Norms

(23)

Introduction

(1)

Interpreting test scores

(1)

Transforming scores for norm referencing

(2)

Standard scores and transformed scores based on them

(8)

Percentiles and transformed scores based on them

(3)

Relationships among the transformed scores

(1)

Norms

(4)

Concluding remarks

(1)

Questions for consideration

(1)

Exercises

(1)

Further reading

(1)

Reliability

(14)

Introduction

(1)

The meaning of reliability

(1)

The domain-sampling model

(2)

Calculating reliability coefficients

(4)

Extending the domain-sampling model

(1)

Some special issues

(2)

Concluding remarks

(1)

Questions for consideration

(1)

Exercises

(1)

Further reading

(1)

Validity

(19)

Introduction

(1)

The meaning of validity

(2)

Content validity

(1)

Predictive validity

(11)

Construct validity

(3)

Concluding remarks

(1)

Questions for consideration

(1)

Exercises

(1)

Further reading

(1)

Test Construction

(24)

Introduction

(1)

The rational approach

(2)

Specification of the attribute

100

(1)

Literature search

100

(1)

Choice of a measurement model

101

(6)

Item writing and editing

107

(1)

Item analysis and selection

108

(6)

Assessing reliability and validity

114

(1)

Norming the test

114

(2)

Publication

116

(1)

Concluding remarks

117

(1)

Questions for consideration

118

(1)

Exercises

118

(1)

Further reading

119

(2)

PART 3 Areas of Professional Application

121

(100)

Clinical and Mental Health Testing and Assessment

123

(23)

Introduction

123

(1)

Clarifying the referral question

124

(1)

Case history data

124

(1)

Clinical interview

125

(1)

The mental status examination

126

(2)

Psychological tests

128

(11)

Psychological report

139

(5)

Concluding remarks

144

(1)

Questions for consideration

145

(1)

Further reading

145

(1)

Organisational Testing and Assessment

146

(21)

Introduction

146

(1)

Performance appraisal

147

(6)

Theories of performance

153

(1)

Personnel selection

154

(7)

Selection as a social process

161

(2)

Some tests used in selection

163

(2)

Concluding remarks

165

(1)

Questions for consideration

166

(1)

Further reading

166

(1)

Neuropsychological Testing and Assessment

167

(22)

Introduction

167

(5)

What is clinical neuropsychology?

172

(1)

A brief history of neuropsychological assessment

173

(3)

What is neuropsychological assessment?

176

(1)

Purposes and procedures of neuropsychological assessment

176

(1)

Neuropsychological functions commonly assessed

177

(10)

Concluding remarks

187

(1)

Questions for consideration

188

(1)

Further reading

188

(1)

Forensic Psychological Testing and Assessment

189

(13)

Introduction

189

(1)

Forensic psychology and forensic psychological testing and assessment

190

(2)

Settings of forensic assessment

192

(1)

Differences between forensic and therapeutic assessment

192

(3)

Psychological tests and assessment techniques commonly used in forensic assessment

195

(4)

Limitations of forensic assessment

199

(1)

Concluding remarks

200

(1)

Questions for consideration

200

(1)

Further reading

201

(1)

Educational Testing and Assessment

202

(19)

Introduction

202

(1)

Role of assessment in education

203

(2)

Aptitude tests

205

(5)

General achievement tests

210

(2)

Applications of achievement and aptitude tests

212

(3)

Vocational interests

215

(3)

Strong vocational interest inventory

218

(2)

Concluding remarks

220

(1)

Questions for consideration

220

(1)

Further reading

220

(1)

PART 4 Prospects and Issues

221

(14)

The Future of Testing and Assessment

223

(12)

Introduction

223

(1)

Content developments

223

(1)

Technical and methodological developments

224

(9)

Contextual changes

233

(1)

Concluding remarks

233

(1)

Questions for consideration

234

(1)

Further reading

234

(1)

References

235

(14)

Answers to Exercises

249

(5)

Index

254

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