Personality assessment
By: [by] Richard I. Lanyon [and] Leonard D. Goodstein.
Contributors: Goodstein, Leonard David, joint author.
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 1971
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
Subjects: Personality assessment
Description: Chapter 1 begins with the historical development of personality assessment, in order to give a perspective for understanding contemporary practice. Chapter 2 contains a brief excursion into concepts and theory, placing the field in a broader context with respect to science in general and psychology in particular. Chapters 3 through 5 tell "how it is done," concentrating more on the principles underlying modern methods of assessment than on giving practical advice in using these methods. Chapters 6 through 9 discuss a number of important and basic issues in assessment, all related to the question of whether and how assessment should be carried out-from statistical, ethical, and professional viewpoints.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [225]-248.