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Pearson Psychological Testing History Principles and Applications International Edition 2010 Edition by Robert J. Gregory
For junior/senior level undergraduate courses in Psychological Testing / Assessment. Designed to teach students about the characteristics, objectives, and wide-ranging effects of psychological testing. In addition to the breadth of coverage of traditional topics, the sixth edition of Psychological Testing provides detailed presentations on neuropsychological and geriatric assessment, the early uses and abuses of testing, assessment of learning disabilities, testing in special settings, race differences in IQ, and cheating on national group achievement tests. The author also describes and critiques the latest versions of the most widely used tests, examine the subtleties of the testing process, and explores the value-laden issues surrounding the wisdom of testing. Table of contents :- TABLE OF CONTENTSPreface1. Applications and Consequences of Psychological Testing1A. The Nature and Uses of Psychological Tests1B. Ethical and Social Implications of Testing 2. The History of Psychological Testing2A. The Origins of Psychological Testing 2B. Early Testing in the United States 3. Norms and Reliability 3A. Norms and Test Standardization3B. Concepts of Reliability4. Validity and Test Development4A. Basic Concepts of Validity4B. Test Construction 5. Theories and Individual Tests of Intelligence and Achievement5A: Theories of Intelligence and Factor Analysis5B. Individual Tests and Intelligence and Achievement6. Group Tests and Controversies6A: GroupTests of Ability and Related Concepts6B. Test Bias and Other Controversies7. Testing Special Populations7A. Infant and Preschool Assessment7B. Testing Persons with Disabilities8. Origins of Personality Test8A. Theories of Personality and Projective Techniques8B. Self Report and Behavioral Assessment of Psychopathology9. Assessment of Normality and Human Strengths9A. Assessment within the Normal Spectrum9B. Positive Psychological Assessment10. Neuropsychological and Assessment and Screening10A. A Primer of Neurobiological Concepts10B. Neuropsychological Tests, Batteries, and Screening Tools11. Industrial, Occupational and Forensic Assessment11A. Industrial and Organizational Assessment11B. Forensic Applications of Assessment12. Legal Issues and the Future of Testing12A. Psychological Testing and the Law12B. Computerized Assessment and the Future of TestingAppendicesAppendix A. Major Landmarks in History of Psychological TestingAppendix B. Test Publisher AddressesAppendix C. Major Tests and Their PublishersAppendix D. Standard Scores, etc.