| Description |
xvi, 376 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Contents note continued: A developmental conception of intelligence -- An information-processing view of intelligence -- Gardner and multiple intelligences -- Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence -- So, ̀what is intelligence?' -- Aptitude versus achievement tests -- Group (rather than individual) testing -- Group differences in intelligence -- Chapter summary -- Other key terms -- Questions -- Further reading -- Useful websites -- 8.Personality and Individual Differences -- Introduction -- The psychoanalytic approach -- The interpersonal approach -- The personological approach -- The multivariate (trait) approach -- The empirical approach -- The social-cognitive approach -- Positive psychology -- Chapter summary -- Other key terms -- Questions -- Further reading -- Useful websites -- pt. 4 AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL APPLICATION -- 9.Clinical and Mental Health Testing and Assessment -- Introduction -- Clarifying the referral question -- Case history data -- |
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Contents note continued: Clinical interview -- Mental status examination -- Psychological tests -- Psychological report -- Chapter summary -- Other key terms -- Questions -- Further reading -- Useful websites -- 10.Organisational Testing and Assessment -- Introduction -- Performance appraisal -- Theories of performance -- Personnel selection -- Selection as a social process -- Some tests used in selection -- Work attitudes -- Chapter summary -- Other key terms -- Questions -- Further reading -- Useful websites -- 11.Neuropsychological Testing and Assessment -- Introduction -- What is clinical neuropsychology? -- A brief history of neuropsychological assessment -- What is neuropsychological assessment? -- Purposes and procedures of neuropsychological assessment -- Neuropsychological functions commonly assessed -- Chapter summary -- Other key terms -- Questions -- Further reading -- Useful websites -- 12.Forensic Psychological Testing and Assessment -- Introduction -- |
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Contents note continued: Forensic psychology and forensic psychological testing and assessment -- Settings of forensic assessment -- Differences between forensic and therapeutic assessment -- Psychological tests and assessment techniques commonly used in forensic assessment -- Limitations of forensic assessment -- Chapter summary -- Questions -- Further reading -- Useful websites -- 13.Educational Testing and Assessment -- Introduction -- Role of assessment in education -- Aptitude tests -- General achievement tests -- Applications of achievement and aptitude tests -- Vocational interests -- Strong vocational interest inventory -- Chapter summary -- Questions -- Further reading -- Useful websites -- pt. 5 PROSPECTS and ISSUES -- 14.The Future of Testing and Assessment -- Introduction -- Content developments -- Technical and methodological developments -- Contextual changes -- Chapter summary -- Questions -- Further reading -- Useful websites -- Answers to Exercises |
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Contents note continued: Interpreting test scores -- Transforming scores for norm referencing -- Standard scores and transformed scores based on them -- Percentiles and transformed scores based on them -- Relationships among the transformed scores -- Other methods of scoring -- Norms -- Chapter summary -- Other key terms -- Questions -- Exercises -- Further reading -- Useful websites -- 4.Reliability -- Introduction -- The meaning of reliability -- The domain-sampling model -- Calculating reliability coefficients -- Extending the domain-sampling model -- Some special issues -- Chapter summary -- Other key terms -- Questions -- Exercises -- Further reading -- Useful websites -- 5.Validity -- Introduction -- The meaning of validity -- Content validity -- Predictive validity -- Construct validity -- Factor analysis -- Chapter summary -- Other key terms -- Questions -- Exercises -- Further reading -- Useful websites -- 6.Test Construction -- Introduction -- |
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Contents note continued: The rational-empirical approach -- Specification of the attribute -- Literature search -- Choice of a measurement model -- Item writing and editing -- Item analysis and selection -- Assessing reliability and validity -- Norming the test -- Publication -- Chapter summary -- Other key terms -- Questions -- Exercises -- Further reading -- Useful websites -- pt. 3 SUBSTANTIVE TESTING and ASSESSMENT AREAS -- 7.Intelligence -- Introduction -- The concept of intelligence -- Binet's revolution -- Spearman and ̀g' -- Terman and the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale -- Wechsler scales -- Thurstone and multiple mental abilities -- Guilford: A different structure of intelligence -- Vernon's hierarchical view of intelligence -- Cattell's two-factor theory of intelligence -- Cattell, Horn and Carroll extend the ̀Gf-Gc' model of intelligence -- The Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) model of intelligence -- The CHC model and modern tests of intelligence -- |
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Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 THE CONTEXT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING and ASSESSMENT -- 1.Psychological Tests: What Are They and Why Do We Need Them? -- Introduction -- A brief history of psychological testing -- Psychological tests: why do we need them? -- Psychological tests: definitions, advantages and limitations -- Chapter summary -- Questions -- Further reading -- Useful websites -- 2.Psychological Testing and Assessment: Processes, Best Practice and Ethics -- Introduction -- Psychological testing versus psychological assessment -- Areas of application -- Types of psychological tests -- Processes and best practices in psychological testing -- Ethics -- Code of ethics of the Australian Psychological Society -- Cultural differences, testing and assessment -- Chapter summary -- Other key terms -- Questions -- Further reading -- Useful websites -- pt. 2 METHODOLOGICAL and TECHNICAL PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING -- 3.Test Scores and Norms -- Introduction -- |
| Summary |
Psychological Testing and Assessment gives students a comprehensive introduction to the theory, research and best practice of psychological testing and assessment. The text examines the principles and practice of psychological testing and assessment within an Australian context, with varied examples, discussion of local issues and addresses the Australian Psychological Society Code of Ethics. The second edition has been substantially updated to incorporate the latest theory and research, and now has expanded coverage of cultural differences and item response theory. With an accessible writing style and clear structure, Psychological Testing and Assessment provides students with a practical and contemporary guide to psychological assessment |
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Australian |
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Psychological testing & experimentation (Australia) |
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Psychology (Australia) |
| Notes |
Previous edition: 2006 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 338-367) and index |
| Subject |
Psychological tests.
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Psychological Tests.
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Cultural Competency.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
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Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
| Author |
Creed, Peter, author
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Myors, Brett, author
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O'Gorman, John, author
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| LC no. |
2012537604 |
| ISBN |
9780195520415 (paperback) |
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