Psychological Testing: History, Principles, and Applications, 5th Edition

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.

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]