Psychological Testing: History, Principles, and Applications - Hardcover

Gregory, Robert J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0205136761 ISBN 13: 9780205136766

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 1992

Synopsis

In addition to customary coverage of traditional topics and instruments, the author provides detailed presentations for several topics not always found in other textbooks. These topics include: history of psychological testing, early uses and abuses of intelligence, neuropsychological foundations of ability, factor analysis, assessment of learning disabilities, consumer assessment, environmental assessment, and courtroom testimony.

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From the Back Cover

In addition to the breadth of coverage of traditional topics, the fourth edition of Psychological Testing provides detailed presentations on neuropsychological and geriatric assessment, the early uses and abuses of testing, assessment of learning disabilities, testing in special settings, race differences in IQ, and cheating on national group achievement tests. The author also describes and critiques the latest versions of the most widely used tests, examines the subtleties of the testing process, and explores the value-laden issues surrounding the wisdom of testing.

Highlights of the Fourth Edition:

• Real-world case studies bring concepts to life for students.
• Includes coverage of the new Stanford-Binet 5th edition intelligence test due out in September 2003.
• Offers significant new coverage of testing deaf and hard of hearing, and updated coverage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Includes new information on assessment and the attitudes of moral and spiritual concepts, and a new section on ecological momentary assessment.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0205136761
• ISBN 13: 9780205136766
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1270