Preface PART I: AN OVERVIEW 1.Psychological Testing and Assessment Testing and Assessment Who, What, and Why? Evaluating the Quality of Tests Close-Up: Types of Computer-Generated Psychological Reports Everyday Psychometrics: "The Following Film is Rated PG-13"…But Whodunnit? How? And Why? Self-Assessment
2. Historical, Cultural, and Legal/Ethical Considerations An Historical Perspective Culture and Assessment Legal and Ethical Considerations Close-Up: Assessment, Admissions, and Affirmative Action: Grutter v. Bollinger et al. (2003) Everyday Psychometrics: Life-or-Death Psychological Assessment Self-Assessment
PART II: THE SCIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT 3. A Statistics Refresher Scales of Measurement Describing Data The Normal Curve Standard Scores Everyday Psychometrics: Consumer (of Graphed Data) Beware! Close-Up: The Normal Curve and Psychological Tests Self-Assessment
4. Of Tests and Testing Some Assumptions About Psychological Testing and Assessment What’s a “Good Test”? Norms Correlation and Inference Inference from Measurement Everyday Psychometrics: Putting Tests to the Test Close-Up: Good Ol’ Norms and the GRE Self-Assessment
5. Reliability The Concept of Reliability Reliability Estimates Using and Interpreting a Coefficient of Reliability Reliability and Individual Scores Close-Up: The Reliability of the Bayley-II
Everyday Psychometrics: The Reliability Defense and the Breathalyzer
Test Self-Assessment
6. Validity The Concept of Validity Content Validity Criterion-Related Validity Construct Validity Validity, Bias, and Fairness Close-Up: Base Rates and Predictive Validity Everyday Psychometrics: Adjustment of Test Scores by Group Membership:
Fairness in Testing or Foul Play? Self-Assessment
7. Test Development Test Conceptualization Test Construction Test Tryout Item Analysis Test Revision Everyday Psychometrics: Psychometrics in the Classroom Close-Up: Designing and Item Bank Self-Assessment
PART III: THE ASSESSMENT OF INTELLIGENCE 8. Intelligence and Its Measurement What Is Intelligence? Measuring Intelligence Intelligence: Some Issues A Perspective Everyday Psychometrics: Being Gifted Close-Up: Culture-Fair/Culture-Loaded Self-Assessment
9. Tests of Intelligence The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales The Wechsler Tests Other Measures of Intelligence Close-Up: Factor Analysis Everyday Psychometrics The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
(ASVAB): A Test You Can Take Self-Assessment
10. Preschool and Educational Assessment Preschool Assessment Achievement Tests Aptitude Tests Diagnostic Tests Psychoeducational Test Batteries Other Tools of Assessment in Educational Settings Everyday Psychometrics: First Impressions Close-Up: Tests of Minimum Competency Self-Assessment
PART IV: THE ASSESSMENT OF PERSONALITY 11. Personality Assessment: An Overview Personality and Personality Assessment Defined Personality Assessment: Some Basic Questions Developing Instruments to Assess Personality Personality Assessment and Culture Everyday Psychometrics: Some Common Item Formats Close-Up: Assessing Acculturation and Related Variables Self-Assessment
12. Personality Assessment Methods Objective Methods Projective Methods Behavioral Assessment Methods A Perspective Everyday Psychometrics: Confessions of a Behavior Rater Close-Up: Personality, Life Outcomes, and College Yearbook Photos Self-Assessment
PART V: TESTING AND ASSESSMENT IN ACTION 13. Clinical and Counseling Assessment An Overview The Interview Case History Data Psychological Tests Special Applications of Clinical Measures The Psychological Report Close-Up: Assessment of Dangerousness and the Secret Service Everyday Psychometrics: Elements of a Typical Report of Psychological Assessment Self-Assessment
14. Neuropsychological Assessment The Nervous System and Behavior The Neuropsychological Examination Close-Up: Fixed Versus Flexible Neuropsychological Test Batteries and the Law Everyday Psychometrics: Medical Diagnostic Aids and Neuropsychological Assessment Self-Assessment
15. The Assessment of People with Disabilities An Overview Assessment and Specific Disabilities Everyday Psychometrics: Public Law 105-17 and Everyday Practice Close-Up: Expert Testimony Self-Assessment
16. Assessment, Careers, and Business Career Choice and Career Transition Screening, Selection, Classification, and Placement Productivity, Motivation, Attitude, and Organizational Culture Other Applications of Tools of Assessment Close-Up: Validity Generalization and the GATB Everyday Psychometrics: Assessment of Corporate and Organizational Culture Self-Assessment
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