Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issues - Hardcover

Kaplan, Robert M.; Saccuzzo, Dennis P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0534162304 ISBN 13: 9780534162306

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 1992

Synopsis

This accessible and engaging book for undergraduates is less cluttered with details than other books for the course and students like to read it! It offers an up-to-date analysis of the most widely-used tests in educational, industrial, clinical, and health settings. The Third Edition features a significant increase in the number of test profiles, sample items, and figures, while it addresses timely and controversial topics such as nationalized testing, test bias, and cross-cultural issues. Kaplan and Saccuzzo cover the technical principles of test evaluation and construction in a concise, comprehendible manner, using practical examples from ''real life.'' Assuming no theoretical background and little knowledge of statistics, the book provides thorough coverage of basic statistical concepts while ensuring an understanding of important principles.

About this title

About the Author

Robert M. Kaplan is Fred W. and Pamela K. Wasserman Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Services at UCLA and Professor of Medicine at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. From 1997 to 2004 he was Professor and Chair of the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, at the University of California, San Diego. He is a past President of several organizations, including the American Psychological Association Division of Health Psychology, Section J of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (Pacific), the International Society for Quality of Life Research, the Society for Behavioral Medicine, and the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research. He is a Past Chair of the Behavioral Science Council of the American Thoracic Society. Dr. Kaplan is currently Editor-in-Chief of Health Psychology and is the former Editor-in-Chief of the Annals of Behavioral Medicine. He has served as Associate Editor of the American Psychologist, and Consulting Editor of four other academic journals. Selected additional honors include APA Division of Health Psychology Annual Award for Outstanding Scientific Contribution (For junior scholar 1987 and again for a senior scholar 2001), SDSU Distinguished Research Lecturer, 1988, and Health Net Distinguished Lecturer in 1991, University of California 125 Anniversary Award for Most Distinguished Alumnus, University of California, Riverside, American Psychological Association Distinguished Lecturer, Distinguished Scientific contribution award from the American Association of Medical School Psychologists, National Leadership Award, from the Society of Behavioral Medicine in 2003, and President's Award for Career Achievement from the International Society for Quality of Life Research in 2004.

Review

"I would describe this text as clearly written with an appropriate amount of coverage and detail for a sophomore or junior level class. The number of tests discussed is considerable, but appropriate. The text contains numerous examples that illustrate relevant, and sometimes difficult, topics very nicely. The fundamental issues of reliability and validity are discussed in a somewhat rudimentary way and without much connection to classical measurement theory, but that is probably wise for a course that does not require much statistical knowledge on the part of the students taking the class. Overall, this is a well-written, solid textbook that I would highly recommend."

Edition details

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0534162304
• ISBN 13: 9780534162306
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 709