The fifth edition of Psychological Testing provides detailed presentations on neuropsychological and geriatric assessment, the early uses and abuses of testing, assessment of learning disabilities, testing in special settings, race differences in IQ, and cheating on national group achievement tests. The author also describes and critiques the latest versions of the most widely used tests, examine the subtleties of the testing process, and explore the value-laden issues surrounding the wisdom of testing.
Table of Contents:
Preface
I. NATURE, HISTORY, AND CONSEQUENCES OF TESTING
1. Applications and Consequences of Psychological Testing
1A. The Nature and Uses of Psychological Tests
1B. Ethical and Social Implications of Testing [15B, part of 8B]
2. A Brief History of Psychological Testing
2A. The Origins of Psychological Testing [previous 1A]
2B. Early Testing in the United States [previous 1B]
II. TECHNICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES
3. Reliability and Test Standardization
3A. Norms and Test Standardization
3B. Concepts of Reliability
4. Validity and Test Development
4A. Basic Concepts of Validity
4B. Test Construction and Item Response Theory
III. ABILITY TESTING
5. Theories and the Nature of Intelligence
5A: Theories of Intelligence 5A
5B. Nature and Consequences of Intelligence
6. Cognitive Tests: Intelligence, Achievement and Aptitude
6A: Individual Tests of Intelligence
6B. Group Tests of Ability and Related Concepts [combines 6B, 8A, 8B]
7. Testing Special Populations
7A. Infant and Preschool Assessment [includes parts of 10A, 5B]
7B. Testing Persons with Disabilities
IV. PERSONALITY TESTING AND ASSESSMENT
8. Origins of Personality Test
8A. Theories and the Measurement of Personality
8B. Projective Techniques
9. Structured Personality Assessment
9A. Self-Report Inventories [parts of 12B included here]
9B. Behavioral and Observational Assessment
V. SPECIAL TOPICS IN TESTING
10. Neuropsychological and Medical Applications
10A. A Primer of Neurobiological Concepts
10B. Neuropsychological and Medical Assessment
11. Assessment in Employment and Forensic Settings
11A. Employment and Vocational Assessment
11B. Forensic Applications of Assessment
12. Legal Issues and the Future of Testing
12A. Legal Issues in Testing
12B. Computerized Assessment and the Future of Testing
Appendices
Appendix A. Major Landmarks in History of Psychological Testing
Appendix B. Test Publisher Addresses
Appendix C. Major Tests and Their Publishers
Appendix D. Standard Scores, etc.
Appendix E. Sources of Information on Tests [New]
