Psychological testing : an introduction / George Domino, Marla L. Domino.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Domino, George, 1938- author.

Domino, Marla L., 1970- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychological tests--Textbooks.

Psychological tests.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 640 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is an introductory text to the field of psychological testing primarily suitable for undergraduate students in psychology, education, business, and related fields. This book will also be of interest to graduate students who have not had a prior exposure to psychological testing and to professionals such as lawyers who need to consult a useful source. Psychological Testing is clearly written, well-organized, comprehensive, and replete with illustrative materials. In addition to the basic topics, the text covers in detail topics that are often neglected by other texts such as cross-cultural testing, the issue of faking tests, the impact of computers and the use of tests to assess positive behaviors such as creativity.

Contents:

The nature of tests

Test construction, administration, and interpretation

Reliability and validity

Personality

Attitudes, values, and interests

Psychopathology

Normal positive functioning

Special children

Older persons

Testing in a cross-cultural context

Disability and rehabilitation

Testing in the schools

Occupational settings

clinical and forensic settings

The issue of faking

The role of computers

Testing and behavior environments

The history of psychological testing.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 537-621) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-107-16831-7

1-316-09952-0

1-280-95623-2

0-511-81375-9

0-511-35164-X

0-511-64834-0

0-511-21944-X

0-511-56906-8

0-511-22012-X

OCLC:

171139321

Publisher Number:

9780521861816