Psychological testing and assessment : an introduction to tests and measurement

Presents an overview of measurement in psychology. This book offers information that is necessary to understand psychometric concepts such as reliability, validity, and utility

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cohen, Ronald Jay (Author), Swerdlik, Mark E. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education , c2010
Edition:7th ed
Subjects:
Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Psychological testing and assessment
  • 2. Historical, cultural, and legal/ethical considerations
  • 3. A statistics refresher
  • 4. Of tests and testing
  • 5. Reliability
  • 6. Validity
  • 7. Utility
  • 8. Test development
  • 9. Intelligence and its measurement
  • 10. Tests of intelligence
  • 11. Preschool and educational assessment
  • 12. Personality assessment: an overview
  • 13. Personality assessment methods
  • 14. Clinical and counseling assessment
  • 15. Neuropsychological assessment
  • 16. Assessment, careers, and business