1 Applications and Consequences of Psychological Testing
TOPIC 1A The Nature and Uses of Psychological Testing
The Consequences of Testing
Definition of a Test
Case Exhibit 1.1·True-Life Vignettes of Testing
Further Distinctions in Testing
Types of Tests
Uses of Testing
Factors Influencing the Soundness of Testing
Case Exhibit 1.2·The Impact of Nonstandard Testing
Standardized Procedures in Test Administration
Desirable Procedures of Test Administration
Influence of the Examiner
Background and Motivation of the Examinee
Summary
Key Terms and Concepts
TOPIC 1B Ethical and Social Implications of Testing
The Rationale for Professional Testing Standards
Responsibilities of Test Publishers
Case Exhibit 1.3·Ethical and Professional Quandaries in Testing
Responsibilities of Test Users
Case Exhibit 1.4·Overzealous Interpretation of the MMPI
Testing of Cultural and Linguistic Minorities
Unintended Effects of High-Stakes Testing
Reprise: Responsible Test Use
Summary
Key Terms and Concepts
2 The History of Psychological Testing
TOPIC 2A The Origins of Psychological Testing
The Importance of Testing
Rudimentary Forms of Testing in China in 2200 B.C.
Psychiatric Antecedents of Psychological Testing
Physiognomy, Phrenology, and the Psychograph
The Brass Instruments Era of Testing
Changing Conceptions of Mental Retardation in the 1800s
Influence of Binet’s Early Research on His Test
Binet and Testing for Higher Mental Processes
The Revised Scales and the Advent of IQ
Summary
Key Terms and Concepts
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3 Norms and Reliability
4 Validity and Test Development
5 Theories and Individual Tests of Intelligence and Achievement
6 Group Tests and Controversies in Ability Testing
7 Testing Special Populations
8 Origins of Personality Testing
9 Structured Assessment of Personality and Other Qualities
10 Neuropsychological Assessment and Screening
11 Industrial, Occupational, and Forensic Assessment
12 Legal Issues and the Future of Testing
APPENDIX A Major Landmarks in the History of Psychological Testing
APPENDIX B Test Publisher Addresses
APPENDIX C Major Tests and Their Publishers
APPENDIX D Standard and Standardized-Score Equivalents of Percentile Ranks in a Normal Distribution
Glossary
References
Name Index
Subject Index
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