Measuring the mind : conceptual issues in contemporary psychometrics / Denny Borsboom.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Borsboom, Denny, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychometrics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 185 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Is it possible to measure psychological attributes like intelligence, personality and attitudes and if so, how does that work? What does the term 'measurement' mean in a psychological context? This fascinating and timely book discusses these questions and investigates the possible answers that can be given response. Denny Borsboom provides an in-depth treatment of the philosophical foundations of widely used measurement models in psychology. The theoretical status of classical test theory, latent variable theory and positioned in terms of the underlying philosophy of science. Special attention is devoted to the central concept of test validity and future directions to improve the theory and practice of psychological measurement are outlined.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 True scores; 3 Latent variables; 4 Scales; 5 Relations between the models; 6 The concept of validity; References; Index

Notes:

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

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-182) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-15195-3

1-280-43485-6

0-511-18171-X

0-511-11350-1

0-511-19857-4

0-511-32676-9

0-511-49002-X

0-511-11299-8

9780521102841

OCLC:

252515183