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020			_a9780131891722 (hbk)
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082			_a150.287 _bM951
100			_aMurphy, Kevin R.
245		0	_aPsychological testing : _bprinciples and applications _c/ Kevin R. Murphy, Charles O. Davidshofer
250			_a6th ed.
260			_bPearson Education, _aNew Jersey : _c2004
300			_a613 p.
650			_aPsychology
700			_aDavidshofer, Charles O.
942			_cBK
505	0		_aI. 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.