This edition examines the philosophical, historical and methodological foundations of psychological testing, assessment and measurement, while helping students appreciate their benefits and pitfalls in practice.
This is a careful and thoroughly updated revision of the most highly acclaimed and successful undergraduate text in testing over the last fifteen years. PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING AND ASSESSMENT examines the...
With this thoroughly revised twelfth edition, Psychological Testing and Assessment builds on its reputation as the premier text in the field. Lewis Aiken and new co-author Gary Groth-Marnat,...
This report critically reviews selected psychological tests, including symptom validity tests, that could contribute to SSA disability determinations.
... psychoanalytic theory in general (Stanovich, 2004), along with its internally inconsistent and nebulous constructs (Dawes, 2001), such personality constructs are virtually DSM-IV-TR irrelevant. Therefore, it is fruitless to consume.
Understanding Psychological Assessment includes cognitive and personality tests for adults, children, and adolescents, as well as chapters on the theory of psychological measurement and integrated report writing.
The practical implications of this finding are that interpretations are likely to be most accurate and most consistent with theory when clusters of subtests are arranged according to these constructs (Flanagan & Kaufman, 2004; Keith, ...
The book is scholarly and authoritative while having a "hands-on" feel due to the authors' experience administering, scoring, and interpreting tests in various contexts.
The book distinguishes itself through its logical organization and many pedagogical aids, including the “Meet an Assessment Professional” feature in every chapter that highlights the works of important academics and practitioners in the ...
... Willoughby, ('SC Evans, 2000), I chose to administer the Mini-Mental State Examination, Second Edition, Expanded Version, Blue Form (MMSE—2—EV—BF) (Folstein, Folstein, White, 86 Messer, 2010) to Roger during the initial assessment.
This book is also a must-have for those who simply do not have the desire for the theoretical jargon used in similar textbooks but are interested in the important conceptual and practical aspects of measurement as they apply in their ...