Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issues — Robert M. Kaplan et al. (2008)

Book Description

Co-authors Kaplan and Saccuzzo’s engaging, thorough text demonstrates how psychological tests are constructed and used, both in a professional setting and in everyday lives. PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING: PRINCIPLES, APPLICATIONS, AND ISSUES, SEVENTH EDITION is organized into three parts for instructor convenience. Part I focuses on the core concepts that affect the evaluation of all tests. Part II discusses the major types of psychological tests, while Part III looks at present-day issues affecting testing such as bias, laws and ethics. Chapters are independent enough to allow instructors to structure their class to achieve course objectives. The text features a multitude of test profiles and sample items, demonstrating how psychological testing is used and reported. Real-life case studies demonstrate the uses and misuses of psychological testing, helping to maximize student interest. Technical Example boxes explain complex statistical concepts in detail to ensure students are fully grasping the concepts. PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING: PRINCIPLES, APPLICATIONS, AND ISSUES, SEVENTH EDITION features the fundamentals of psychological testing, their important applications, and the controversies that emerge from those applications in the clinical, education, industrial and legal settings. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Book Details

• Author: Robert M. Kaplan, Dennis P. Saccuzzo
• Publisher: Cengage
• Published Date: 2008-08-20
• Published Year: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 9780495095552