Type:
Test Bank
Resource:
Psychological Testing: History, Principles, and Applications
Edition:
6
Author(s):
Robert J. Gregory
Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank for
Gregory
Psychological Testing History, Principles, and Applications Sixth Edition
prepared by
Patrick B. Hall Wheaton College
Robert J. Gregory Wheaton College
TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface
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Chapter 1 Applications and Consequences of Psychological Testing 1A: The Nature and Uses of Psychological Testing 1B: Ethical and Social Implications 15
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Chapter 2 The History of Psychological Testing
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2A: The Origins of Psychological Testing 24 2B: Early Testing in the United States 37
Chapter 3 Norms and Reliability 3A: Norms and Test Standardization 3B: Concepts of Reliability 60
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Chapter 4 Validity and Test Development 4A: Basic Concepts of Validity 4B: Test Construction 79
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Chapter 5 Theories and Individual Tests of Intelligence and Achievement 5A: Theories of Intelligence and Factor Analysis 88 5B: Individual Tests of Intelligence and Achievement 100
Chapter 6 Group Tests and Controversies in Ability Testing 6A: Group Tests of Ability and Related Concepts 6B: Test Bias and Other Controversies 127
Chapter 7 Testing Special Populations
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7A: Infant and Preschool Assessment 138 7B: Testing Persons with Disabilities 146
Chapter 8 Origins of Personality Testing
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8A. Theories of Personality and Projective Techniques 156 8B. Self Report and Behavioral Assessment of Psychopathology
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Chapter 9 Assessment of Normality and Human Strengths
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9A. Assessment within the Normal Spectrum 179 9B. Positive Psychological Assessment 189
Chapter 10 Neuropsychological Assessment and Screening 10A: A Primer of Neurobiological Concepts 197 10B: Neuropsychological Tests, Batteries, and Screening Tools 210
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Chapter 11 Industrial, Occupational, and Forensic Assessment 11A: Industrial and Organizational Assessment 222 11B: Forensic Applications of Assessment 238
Chapter 12 Legal Issues and the Future of Testing 12A: Psychological Testing and the Law 247 12B: Computerized Assessment and the Future of Testing
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Topic 1A The Nature and Uses of Psychological Tests
The Consequences of Testing Definition of a Test Case Exhibit 1.1: True-Life Vignettes of Testing Further Distinctions in Testing Types of Tests Uses of Testing Factors Influencing the Soundness of Testing Standardized Procedures in Test Administration Desirable Procedures of Test Administration Influence of the Examiner Background and Motivation of the Examinee Summary Key Terms and Concepts
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