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Psychological Testing: Principles and Applications

by: Murphy, Kevin R.; Davidshofer, Charles O.

Psychological Testing: Principles and Applications

by: Murphy, Kevin R.; Davidshofer, Charles O.

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9780130273956
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0130273953
Edition: 5th
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 01/01/2001
Publisher: Pearson College Div
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Summary

For sophomore/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.

Preface

Part I Introduction to Psychological Testing

Tests and Measurements

(17)

Psychological Tests-A Definition

(3)

Types of Tests

(2)

Tests and Decisions-Uses of Psychological Tests

(3)

Testing Activities of Psychologists

(1)

Information About Tests

(1)

Standards for Testing

(4)

Critical Discussion: Alternatives to Psychological Tests

(1)

Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Defining and Measuring Psychological Attributes: Ability, Interests, and personality

(31)

Psychological Attributes and Decisions

(1)

Intelligence General Mental Ability

(16)

Critical Discussion: IQ or EQ?

(1)

Interests

(4)

Personality

(8)

Critical Discussion: The Relationship Among Abilities, Interests, and Personality Characteristics

(1)

Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Testing and Society

(18)

Types of Decisions

(2)

Societal Concerns

(10)

Critical Discussion: Science and Politics in the Ability-Testing Debate-The &11 Curve

(6)

Critical Discussion: The Strange Case of Sir Cyril Burt

(1)

Analyzing the Societal Consequences of Tests

(3)

Critical Discussion: Are There Technical Solutions to Societal Problems?

(1)

Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Part II Principles of Psychological Measurement

Basic Concepts in Measurements and Statistics

(19)

Psychological Measurement

(6)

Evaluating Psychological Tests

(2)

Statistical Concepts

(9)

Critical Discussion: Measurement Scales and Statistics

(1)

Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Scales, Transformations, and Norms

(22)

Transformations

(5)

Equating Scale Scores

(4)

Norms

(7)

Expectancy Tables

102

(4)

Critical Discussion: Should IQ Scores of Black Examinees Be Based on White Norms?

105

(1)

Summary

106

(1)

Key Terms

107

(1)

Reliability: The Consistency of Test Scores

108

(18)

Sources of Consistency and Inconsistency in Test Scores

109

(2)

General Model of Reliability

111

(2)

Simple Methods of Estimating Reliability

113

(6)

Reliability Estimates and Error

119

(1)

The Generalizability of Test Scores

120

(4)

Critical Discussion: Generalizability and Reliability Theory

123

(1)

Summary

124

(1)

Key Terms

124

(2)

Using and Interpreting Information about Test Reliability

126

(19)

Using the Reliability Coefficient

126

(5)

Factors Affecting Reliability

131

(4)

Special Issues in Reliability

135

(6)

How Reliable Should Tests Be?

141

(2)

Critical Discussion: Precise but Narrow-The Bandwidth-Fidelity Dilemma

143

(1)

Summary

143

(1)

Key Terms

144

(1)

Validity of Measurement: Content and Construct-Oriented Validation Strategies

145

(24)

Validation Strategies

145

(2)

Assessing the Validity of Measurement

147

(1)

Content-Oriented Validation Strategies

148

(6)

Critical Discussion: Face Validity

154

(1)

Construct-Oriented Validation Strategies

154

(11)

Content and Construct Validity

165

(2)

Critical Discussion: How Do We Know Whether Intelligence Tests Really Measure Intelligence?

166

(1)

Summary

167

(1)

Key Terms

168

(1)

Validity for Decisions: Criterion-Related Validity

169

(23)

Decision and Prediction

169

(2)

Criteria

171

(1)

Criterion-Related Validation Strategies

172

(6)

Construct Validity and Criterion-Related Validity

178

(2)

Interpreting Validity Coefficients

180

(10)

Critical Discussion: Values and Validation

189

(1)

Summary

190

(1)

Key Terms

191

(1)

Item Analysis

192

(23)

Purpose of Item Analysis

192

(1)

Distractor Analysis

193

(2)

Item Difficulty

195

(3)

Item Discrimination

198

(3)

Interactions Among Item Characteristics

201

(2)

Item Response Theory

203

(10)

Critical Discussion: Using Item Response Theory to Detect Test Bias

212

(1)

Summary

213

(1)

Key Terms

214

(1)

Part III Developing Measures of Ability, Interests, and Personality

The process of Test Development

215

(21)

Constructing the Test

215

(12)

Critical Discussion: How Accurately Can Response Sets Be Detected?

224

(2)

Critical Discussion: Do Different Test Formats Give Unique Interpretive Information?

226

(1)

Norming and Standardizing Tests

227

(3)

Test Publication and Revision

230

(3)

Critical Discussion: Should Tests Be Normed Nationally, Regionally, or Locally?

232

(1)

Summary

233

(2)

Key Terms

235

(1)

Computerized Test Administration and Interpretation

236

(16)

Use of Computers in Testing: A Taxonomy

237

(2)

Critical Discussion: Test Information on the Internet

239

(1)

Computerized Test Administration

239

(2)

Computerized Adaptive Testing

241

(3)

Computer-Based Test Interpretation

244

(4)

Detecting Invalid or Unusual Response Patterns

248

(2)

Critical Discussion: The Barnum Effect and Computerized Test Interpretation

249

(1)

Summary

250

(1)

Key Terms

251

(1)

Ability Testing: Individual Tests

252

(24)

The Role of the Examiner

253

(1)

Individual Tests of General Mental Ability

254

(18)

Individual Tests of Specific Abilities

272

(2)

Critical Discussion: Testing Examinees From Different Racial and Ethnic Groups

273

(1)

Summary

274

(1)

Key Terms

275

(1)

Ability Testing: Group Tests

276

(25)

Advantages and Disadvantages of Group Tests

277

(1)

Measures of General Cognitive Ability

278

(4)

Scholastic Tests

282

(10)

Critical Discussion: How Did Large-Scale College Admission Testing Begin?

286

(6)

Multiple-Aptitude Batteries

292

(7)

Critical Discussion: The Case Against Large-Scale Testing

299

(1)

Summary

299

(1)

Key Terms

300

(1)

Issues in Ability Testing

301

(35)

Bias and Fairness in Mental Testing

302

(13)

Critical Discussion: Are Judgments of Item Bias Useful?

315

(1)

Culture-Reduced Testing

315

(9)

Critical Discussion: Intelligence and Adaptive Behavior

323

(1)

Heritability, Consistency, and Modifiability of IQ

324

(10)

Critical Discussion: Intelligence and Social Class

328

(5)

Critical Discussion: Project Head Start

333

(1)

Summary

334

(1)

Key Terms

334

(2)

Interest Testing

336

(41)

The Strong Interest Inventory

337

(15)

The Kuder Interest Inventories

352

(9)

Critical Discussion: A Novel Approach to Interest Measurement: The Kuder Career Search With Person Match

360

(1)

Career Assessment Inventory

361

(7)

Jackson Vocational Interest Survey

368

(5)

Critical Discussion: Should Interest Tests Be Used in Personnel Selection?

373

(1)

Summary

373

(3)

Key Terms

376

(1)

Personality Testing

377

(27)

Development of Personality Testing

377

(1)

Objective Measures of Personality

378

(14)

Critical Discussion: Can the CPI Be Used to Type People?

384

(8)

Projective Tests of Personality

392

(10)

Critical Discussion: Are Scales on Personality Tests Interpreted Independently?

401

(1)

Critical Discussion: Reliability and Validity of Projective Tests, Personality Inventories, and Intelligence Tests

401

(1)

Summary

402

(1)

Key Terms

403

(1)

Part IV Using Tests to Make Decisions

Tests and Educational decisions

404

(15)

Applications in Institutional Decision Making

405

(7)

Critical Discussion: The National Assessment of Educational Progress

411

(1)

Applications in Individual Decision Making

412

(5)

Critical Discussion: What Is Portfolio Assessment? Should It Be Used for Educational Assessment?

415

(1)

Critical Discussion: What Is Criterion-Referenced Testing?

416

(1)

Summary

417

(1)

Key Terms

418

(1)

Psychological Measurement in Industry

419

(48)

Extent and Impact of Personnel Testing

419

(2)

Predicting Performance

421

(15)

Comparative Assessment of Personnel Tests

436

(3)

Critical Discussion: Can Graphology Predict Occupational Success?

438

(1)

The Validity of Personnel Tests

439

(3)

The Social and Legal Context of Employment Testing

442

(4)

Critical Discussion: Personnel Selection From the Applicant's Point of View

445

(1)

Assessing Integrity

446

(3)

Measures of Job Performance and Effectiveness

449

(3)

Judgmental Measures

452

(12)

Summary

464

(1)

Key Terms

465

(2)

Diagnostic Testing: clinical Applications

467

(28)

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

467

(8)

MMPI-2

475

(1)

The Bender-Gestalt

476

(3)

Scatter Analysis

479

(3)

Diagnostic Classification Systems

482

(5)

Critical Discussion: Professional Ethics and Clinical Testing

487

(1)

Neuropsychological Assessment

487

(6)

Summary

493

(1)

Key Terms

494

(1)

Clinical Assessment

495

(28)

The Nature of Clinical Assessment

496

(4)

Studying Clinical Judgment

500

(9)

Structured Assessment Programs

509

(12)

Critical Discussion: Psychological Assessment in the Courtroom

520

(1)

Summary

521

(1)

Key Terms

522

(1)

Appendix A: Forty Representative Tests

523

(2)

Appendix B: Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code Of Conduct

525

(19)

References

544

(43)

Author Index

587

(10)

Subject Index

597

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