Psychological Testing : (Record no. 9006)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789353065799
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Transcribing agency DSSC
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 150.287
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Murphy, Kevin R.
9 (RLIN) 12680
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Psychological Testing :
Remainder of title Principles and Applications /
Statement of responsibility, etc Kevin R. Murphy and Charles O. Davidshofer.
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Edition statement 5th ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New Jersey :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Prentice-Hall,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2001.
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Extent xiii, 486 pages :
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Dimensions 24 cm.
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Content type term text
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Media type term unmediated
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Carrier type term volume
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Price type code 8202
Price amount ₹423.00
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Unit of pricing ₹529.00
Price note 20%
Price effective from 03/03/2023
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Focuses on the use of psychological tests to make important decisions about individuals in a variety of settings. This text explores the theory, methods and applications of psychological testing. It gives a full and fair evaluation of the advantages and drawbacks of psychological testing in general and selected tests in particular. New - Significant updates.Expanded discussion of high-stakes testing.Coverage of major revisions of tests including the Stanford Binet, WAIS and WISC.Discussion of the latest revision of “ Ethical Guidelines for Psychologists and Codes of Conduct” (reproduced in Appendix B).Expanded discussion of ethical challenges in clinical testing.Incorporation of the latest research findings relevant to a wide range of tests.Impact of testing on society.Students learn about the consequences of tests and their ability to help or harm.Principles of psychological measurement and the techniques used to analyze tests.A firm understanding of testing and techniques is necessary where results profoundly impact individuals.Application of psychological tests in the three contexts where tests are most often used to make decisions—Education, industry and clinical settings.Students will come to appreciate the impact of tests on decisions in a variety of settingsI. Introduction To Psychological Testing.1. Tests and Measurements.2. Defining and Measuring Psychological Attributes: Ability, Interests and Personality.3. Testing and Society.II. Principles Of Psychological Measurement.4. Basic Concepts in Measurement and Statistics. 5. Scales, Transformations and Norms.6. Reliability: The Consistency of Test Scores.7. Using and Interpreting Information about Test Reliability.8. Validity of Measurement: Content and Construct-Oriented Validation Strategies.9. Validity for Decisions: Criterion-Related Validity.10. Item Analysis.III. Developing Measures Of Ability, Interests and Personality.11. The Process of Test Development.12. Computerized Test Administration and Interpretation.13. Ability Testing: Individual Tests.14. Ability Testing: Group Tests.15. Issues in Ability Testing.16. Interest Testing.17. Personality Testing.IV. Using Tests To Make Decisions.18. Tests and Educational Decisions.19. Psychological Measurement in Industry.20. Diagnostic Testing: Clinical Applications.21. Issues in Multi-Method Assessment.Appendix: Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Psychology
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Psychological tests
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650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Psychometrics
9 (RLIN) 13126
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Davidshofer, Charles O
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