Murphy, Kevin R. <br/><br/>
Psychological testing :  principles and applications 
/ Kevin R. Murphy, Charles O. Davidshofer 
 - 6th ed. 
 - New Jersey :  Pearson Education,  2004 
 - 613 p. 
<br/><br/>I. INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING. 1. Tests and Measurements. 2. Defining and Measuring Psychological Attributes: Ability, Interests, and Personality. 3. Testing and Society. II. PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT. 4. Basic Concepts in Measurement and Statistics. 5. Scales, Transformations, and Norms. 6. Reliability: The Consistency of Test Scores. 7. Using and Interpreting Information about Test Reliability. 8. Validity of Measurement: Content and Construct-Oriented Validation Strategies. 9. Validity for Decisions: Criterion-Related Validity. 10. Item Analysis. III. DEVELOPING MEASURES OF ABILITY, INTERESTS, AND PERSONALITY. 11. The Process of Test Development. 12. Computerized Test Administration and Interpretation. 13. Ability Testing: Individual Tests. 14. Ability Testing: Group Tests. 15. Issues in Ability Testing. 16. Interest Testing. 17. Personality Testing. IV. USING TESTS TO MAKE DECISIONS. Appendix: Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. References. Author Index. Subject Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780131891722 (hbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Psychology
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>150.287  / M951