Psychological testing and assessment

Preface I. INTRODUCTION AND METHODOLOGY OF ASSESSMENT 1. Historical and Professional Matters Historical Overview Testing as a Profession Testing Standards and Ethics Summary Mastering the Chapter Objectives Experiencing Psychological Assessment 2. Design and Construction of Tests Planning a Test Preparing Items Assembling and Reproducing a Test Oral Testing Performance Testing Summary Mastering the Chapter Objectives Experiencing Psychological Assessment 3. Administration and Scoring of Tests Administration Scoring Summary Mastering the Chapter Objectives Experiencing Psychological Assessment 4. Item Analysis and Standardization of Tests Item Analysis Test Standardization and Norms Equating Tests Summary Mastering the Chapter Objectives Experiencing Psychological Assessment 5. Reliability and Validity of Tests Reliability Validity Using Tests in Personnel Decision Making Summary Mastering the Chapter Objectives Experiencing Psychological Assessment II. ASSESSMENT OF COGNITIVE ABILITIES 6. Intelligence Testing History, Definitions, and Theories Individual Tests of Intelligence Group Tests of Intelligence Summary Mastering the Chapter Objectives Experiencing Psychological Assessment 7. Individual and Group Differences in Cognitive Abilities Mental Retardation, Learning Disabilities, Giftedness, and Creativity Research on Correlates of Cognitive Abilities Mastering the Chapter Objectives Experiencing Psychological Assessment 8. Neuropsychological Assessment Developmental Assessment of Infants and Young Children Neuropsychological Theories, Disorders, and Assessment Summary Mastering the Chapter Objectives Experiencing Psychological Assessment 9. Standardized Achievement Tests Foundations of Achievement Testing Types and Selection of Achievement Tests Achievement Test Batteries Achievement Tests in Specific Areas Summary Mastering the Chapter Objectives Experiencing Psychological Assessment 10. Applications and Issues in Ability Testing Assessment in Educational Contexts Criticisms and Issues in Ability Testing Other Issues in Educational Testing Employment Testing and Bias Summary Mastering the Chapter Objectives Experiencing Psychological Assessment III. VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT 11. Evaluating Special Abilities Concepts and Characteristics Sensory-Perceptual and Psychomotor Skills Mechanical Ability Clerical and Computer-Related Abilities Artistic and Musical Abilities Multiple-Aptitude Batteries Summary Mastering the Chapter Objectives Experiencing Psychological Assessment 12. Measuring Vocational Interests Foundations of Interest Measurement Validity of Interest Inventories Strong Interest Inventories Kuder Interest Inventories Interests and Personality Other General- and Special-Purpose Interest Inventories Summary Mastering the Chapter Objectives Experiencing Psychological Assessment 13. Measuring Attitudes, Values, and Personal Orientations Attitude Measurement Measurement of Values Personal Orientations Summary Mastering the Chapter Objectives Experiencing Psychological Assessment IV. ASSESSMENT OF PERSONALITY 14. Personality Assessment: Origins, Applications, & Issues Pseudosciences and Other Historical Antecedents Theories of Personality Uses and Misuses of Personality Assessment Clinical Assessment Other Areas of Application of Personality Assessment Issues and Controversies in Personality Assessment Summary Mastering the Chapter Objectives Experiencing Psychological Assessment 15. Assessing Personality through Observations and Interviews Observations Biographical Information Interviews Observations and Interviews in Behavior Analysis Summary Mastering the Chapter Objectives Experiencing Psychological Assessment 16. Rating Scales and Checklists Rating Scales Checklists Summary Mastering the Chapter Objectives Experiencing Psychological Assessment 17. Objective Personality Inventories Truthfulness, reliability, and validity Single-Construct and Symptom Inventories Inventories Based on Content Validation Inventories Based on Factor Analysis Inventories Based on Criterion Keying Summary Mastering the Chapter Objectives Experiencing Psychological Assessment 18. Projective Personality Assessment Word Associations and Constructions The Rorschach The TAT and its Variations Prospects for Personality Assessment Summary Mastering the Chapter Objectives Experiencing Psychological Assessment Appendix A: Measurement and Statistics Scales of Measurement Frequency Distributions Measures of Central Tendency Percentiles, Deciles, and Quartiles Measures of Variability Correlation and Linear Regression Factor Analysis Summary Mastering the Appendix Objectives Appendix B: Table of Areas under the Normal Curve Appendix C. Major Suppliers of Psychological and Educational Assessment Materials Appendix D: Websites of Organizations Concerned with Psychological Testing and Assessment Glossary Answers to Quantitative Exercises References Author Index Subject Index Test Index