Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issues
- ISBN-10
- 0534370969
- ISBN-13
- 9780534370961
- Series
- Psychological Testing
- Category
- Psychological tests
- Pages
- 708
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Wadsworth Publishing Company
- Authors
- Robert M. Kaplan, Dennis P. Saccuzzo, Robert Malcolm Kaplan
Description
Easy-to-read and accessible, this book effectively communicates the excitement and dynamics of the field of psychological testing. Robert Kaplan and Dennis Saccuzzo provide students with a current analysis of the most widely used psychological tests in schools, professional training programs, business, industry, the military, and clinical settings. As students read through the book, they get a clear picture of how psychological tests are constructed, how they are used, and how an understanding of them can make a difference in their careers and everyday lives. Students will get a very real sense of how psychological tests are constructed, how they are used, and how an understanding of them can make a difference in their careers and everyday lives. Comprehensive and accurate, yet interesting and personally relevant, this book gets and keeps students' attention through the use of informal discussions and real-life examples.
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