Theory and Practice of Psychological Testing

Contents Preface 1 Basic principles theoretical and clinical 2 Statistics in psychological testing 3 Definitions and analyses of intelligence 4 The Binet scales 5 Revisions of the Binet-Simon scale 6 Semi-performance and performance scales 7 Nonverbal group scales of mental ability 8 Verbal and mixed group scales of mental ability 9 Scales for infants and preschool children 10 Aptitude tests 11 Tests of educational achievement 12 Intelligence tests as clinical instruments 13 Personality inventories and rating scales 14 Projective methods 15 Situational tests 16 Applications and problems IndexThe theory and practice of psychological testing developed during the post world war II period The American armies had fought on various fronts on behalf of their allies It was observed that the army men and soldiers were put to great stress and strain during the actual war operations and the soldiers developed many psychoses and were subjected to all sorts of medical treatmentThe results of the findings of the armies was applied to students in schools and colleges on the basis of these tests the actual level of intelligence of the incumbents was tested and these tests proved of great significance for the development of the personality of the children This book highlights all these aspects in great detail jacket 600 pp.…