Psychological Testing and Assessment

by Aiken, Lewis R.; Aiken, Lewis R.

• ISBN13: 9780205295678
• ISBN10: 0205295673
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

Despite criticism and challenges from both within and outside the psychology profession, psychological assessment has continued to expand and diversify. A proven classic in the field, Psychological Testing and Assessment has been completely updated, offering extensive coverage of the new tests, inventories, scales, and the methodological advances in constructing, administering, scoring, and interpreting these psychometric instruments. This is an essential text for any student who is planning to construct, administer, and make decisions based on test scores in clinical or educational settings.

Table of Contents

Preface	viii
PART ONE Assessment Methods and Practices	1	(104)
1 Psychological Testing in Perspective	3	(15)
Historical Overview	3	(3)
Testing as a Profession	6	(6)
Test Standards and Ethics	12	(4)
Summary	16	(1)
Questions and Activities	17	(1)
2 Test Design and Construction	18	(24)
Planning a Test	18	(5)
Preparing Test Items	23	(9)
Assembling and Reproducing a Test	32	(5)
Oral Testing	37	(1)
Performance Testing	38	(1)
Summary	39	(1)
Questions and Activities	40	(2)
3 Test Administration and Scoring	42	(21)
Test Administration	42	(11)
Test Scoring	53	(7)
Summary	60	(1)
Questions and Activities	61	(2)
4 Item Analysis and Norms	63	(21)
Item Analysis	63	(9)
Standardization, Norms, and Equating	72	(9)
Summary	81	(1)
Questions and Activities	82	(2)
5 Reliability and Validity	84	(21)
Reliability	84	(7)
Validity	91	(5)
Using Tests in Personnel Decision Making	96	(6)
Summary	102	(1)
Questions and Activities	103	(2)
PART TWO Assessment of Abilities	105	(118)
6 Standardized Achievement Tests	107	(24)
Foundations of Achievement Testing	107	(9)
Achievement Test Batteries	116	(3)
Achievement Tests in Specific Areas	119	(8)
Summary	127	(2)
Questions and Activities	129	(2)
7 Intelligence Tests and Distribution	131	(34)
History and Terminology	131	(3)
Individually Administered Tests	134	(16)
Group-administered Intelligence Tests	150	(8)
Distribution and Classification of Intelligence	158	(4)
Summary	162	(2)
Questions and Activities	164	(1)
8 Research and Theories on Intelligence	165	(27)
Age Changes in Intelligence	165	(3)
Other Demographic Variables	168	(6)
Biological Factors and Cognitive Abilities	174	(5)
Theories of Intelligence	179	(10)
Summary	189	(2)
Questions and Activities	191	(1)
9 Special Abilities	192	(31)
Concepts and Characteristics	192	(4)
Sensory-Perceptual and Psychomotor Skills Tests	196	(6)
Mechanical Ability	202	(4)
Clerical and Computer-related Abilities	206	(1)
Artistic, Musical, and Other Creative Abilities	207	(5)
Multiple-aptitude Batteries	212	(7)
Prospects for Tests of Cognitive Abilities	219	(1)
Summary	220	(2)
Questions and Activities	222	(1)
PART THREE Assessment of Personality and Preferences	223	(126)
10 Interests, Attitudes, and Values	225	(37)
Interests and Interest Measurement	225	(5)
The Strong and Kuder Inventories	230	(6)
Other General- and Special-purpose Interest Inventories	236	(8)
Using Interest Inventories in Counseling	244	(4)
Measurement of Attitudes	248	(7)
Measurement of Values	255	(2)
Summary	257	(1)
Questions and Activities	258	(4)
11 Personality Theories, Observations, Interviews, and Ratings	262	(43)
Foundations of Personality Assessment	262	(12)
Observations	274	(7)
Interviews	281	(9)
Rating Scales and Checklists	290	(10)
Behavior Analysis and Assessment	300	(2)
Summary	302	(1)
Questions and Activities	303	(2)
12 Personality Inventories and Projective Techniques	305	(44)
Personality Inventories	305	(26)
Projective Techniques	331	(10)
Physiological, Perceptual, and Cognitive Measures	341	(3)
Summary	344	(2)
Questions and Activities	346	(3)
PART FOUR Applications and Issues	349	(55)
13 Psychological Assessment in Applied Settings	351	(25)
Assessment in Educational Contexts	351	(12)
Assessment of Consumer Behavior	363	(1)
Assessment in Clinical Contexts	364	(4)
Assessment in Health and Legal Contexts	368	(4)
Environmental Assessment	372	(2)
Summary	374	(1)
Questions and Activities	375	(1)