Psychological Testing Principles Applications and Issues
9th Edition by Robert Kaplan and Dennis P. Saccuzzo
Chapters 1-21 Covered
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Part I: PRINCIPLES.
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1. Introduction.
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2. Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing.
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3. Correlation and Regression.
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4. Reliability.
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5. Validity.
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6. Writing and Evaluating Test Items.
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7. Test Administration. Part II: APPLICATIONS.
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8. Interviewing Techniques.
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9. Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales.
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10. The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: WAIS-IV, WISC-IV, and WPPSI-III.
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11. Testing in Education: Tests of Ability in Education and Special Education.
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12. Standardized Tests in Education, Civil Service, and the Military.
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13. Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings.
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14. Projective Personality Tests.
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15. Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing.
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16. Testing in Counseling Psychology.
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17. Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care.
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,18. Testing in Industrial and Business Settings. Part III: ISSUES.
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19. Test Bias.
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20. Testing and the Law.
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21. The Future of Psychological Testing
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1. Introduction
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1. AccordingUtoUrecentUresearch,UgrowingUnumbersUofUfour-
yearUcollegesUareUnotUrelyingUonUtheUSATUtestUpartlyUbecauseUof
a. budgetUconstraints.
b. diversityUconcerns.
c. reliabilityUissues.
d. qualityUcontrol.
ANSWER:U b
2. PsychologicalUtests
a. pertainUonlyUtoUovertUbehavior.
b. alwaysUhaveUrightUorUwrongUanswers.
c. doUnotUattemptUtoUmeasureUtraits.
d. measureUcharacteristicsUofUhumanUbehavior.
ANSWER:U d
3. TheUspecificUstimulusUonUaUtestUtoUwhichUaUpersonUrespondsUovertlyUisUcalledUa(n)
a. overtUevent.
b. answer.
c. item.
d. scale.
ANSWER:U c
4. AnUindividualUtest
a. involvesUaUsingleUexaminerUforUtwoUorUmoreUsubjects.
b. involvesUonlyUtestsUofUhumanUability.
c. canUbeUgivenUtoUonlyUoneUpersonUatUaUtime.
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