目录 Preface PART I An Overview 1 Psychological Testing and Assessment 1 TESTING AND ASSESSMENT Psychological Testing and Assessment Defined THE TOOLS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT The Test The Interview The Portfolio Case History Data Behavioral Observation Role-Play Tests Computers as Tools Other Tools WHO, WHAT, WHY, HOW, AND WHERE? Who Are the Parties? In What Types of Settings Are Assessments Conducted, and Why? How Are Assessments Conducted? __ Where to Go for Authoritative Information: Reference Sources MEETAN ASSESSMENT PROFESSIONAL Meet Dr. Stephen Finn 5 CLOSE-UP Should Observers Be Parties to the Assessment Process? EVERYDAY PSYCHOMETRICS Everyday Accommodations SELF-ASSESSMENT 2 Historical, Cultural, and Legal/Ethical Considerations A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century The Twentieth Century 43 CULTURE AND ASSESSMENT 45 Evolving Interest in Culture-Related Issues Some Issues Regarding Culture and Assessment Tests and Group Membership LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS The Concerns of the Public The Concerns of the Profession The Rights of Testtakers CLOSE-UP The Controversial Career of Henry Herbert Goddard MEET AN ASSESSMENT PROFESSIONAL Meet Dr. Nathaniel V. Mohatt EVERYDAY PSYCHOMETRICS Life-or-Death Psychological Assessment SELF-ASSESSMENT
PART II The Science of Psychological Measurement 3 A Statistics Refresher SCALES OF MEASUREMENT Nominal Scales Ordinal Scales Interval Scales Ratio Scales Measurement Scales in Psychology DESCRIBING DATA Frequency Distributions Measures of Central Tendency Measures of Variability Skewness Kurtosis THE NORMAL CURVE The Area Under the Normal Curve STANDARD SCORES z Scores T Scores Other Standard Scores CORRELATION AND INFERENCE The Concept of Correlation The Pearson r The Spearman Rho Graphic Representations of Correlation Meta-Analysis EVERYDAY PSYCHOMETRICS Consumer (of Graphed Data), Beware! CLOSE-UP The Normal Curve and Psychological Tests MEET AN ASSESSMENT PROFESSIONAL Meet Dr. Benoit Verdon SELF-ASSESSMENT 4 Of Tests and Testing SOME ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING AND ASSESSMENT 118 Assumption 1: Psychological Traits and States Exist Assumption 2: Psychological Traits and States Can Be Quantified and Measured
5 Reliability 6 Vaiidity 8 Test Development
PART III The Assessment of Intelligence 9 Intelligence and its Measurement 10 Tests of Intelligence 11 Assessment for Education
PART IV The Assessment of Personality 12 Personality Assessment: An Overview 13 Personality Assessment Methods
PART V Testing and Assessment in Action 14 Clinical and Counseling Assessment 15 Neuropsychological Assessment 16 Assessment, Careers, and Business References
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