Table of Contents “...Introduction to psychological assessment : why we do it and what it is -- The basic statistics of measurement -- The meaning of test scores -- Reliability -- Validity -- Item development -- Item analysis : methods for fitting the right items to the right test -- Achievement tests in the era of high-stakes assessment -- Assessment of intelligence -- Assessment of personality -- Behavioral assessment -- Employment and vocational testing -- Neuropsychological testing -- Forensic applications of psychological assessment -- The problem of bias in psychological assessment -- Assessment accommodations for examinees with disabilities -- Best practices : legal & ethical issues -- How to develop a psychological test : a practical approach....”

Table of Contents “...Scientific psychology and the research process -- The nature of psychology experiments (I): variables and conditions -- The nature of psychology experiments (II): validity -- Describing data -- Making inferences from data -- Selecting a statistical test -- Tests of significance for nominal data -- Tests of significance for ordinal data (and interval/ratio data when parametric assumptions are not met) -- Tests of significance for interval data -- Correlational studies....”
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Table of Contents “...Machine generated contents note: 1.Psychology, science and research -- Why psychology and science? ...”
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Table of Contents “...Cover; Book title; Contents; Preface; 1 Psychology, science and research; 2 Measuring people - variables, samples and the qualitative critique; 3 Experiments and experimental designs in psychology; 4 Validity in psychological research; 5 Quasi-experiments and non-experiments; 6 Observational methods - watching and being with people; 7 Interview methods - asking people direct questions; 8 Psychological tests and measurement scales; 9 Comparison studies - cross-sectional, longitudinal and cross-cultural studies; 10 Qualitative approaches in psychology; 11 Statistics - organising the data...”
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Table of Contents “...Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; 1 Introduction; Construct Validity Theory: The Core Concepts; The 'Construct' Concept; Construct Validity; The Many Faces of CVT; CVT, Psychological Measurement, and Testing Theory: Overlap and Departures; Organization of the Book; A Brief Note on Terminology and Notation; References; Part I The Historical Dimension of Construct Validity; 2 Historical Precursors and EarlyTesting Theory; Test Theory for Mental Measurements; Classical Versus Modern Test Theories; Reliability and Validity; Spearman's Legacy in Two Important Works....”
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Table of Contents “...Philosophical naturalism and scientific method -- Truth, science, and psychology -- An abductive theory of scientific method -- Exploratory factor analysis, theory generation, and scientific method -- Grounded theory method -- An abductive perspective on clinical reasoning and case formulation -- How to pursue the adaptationist program in psychology -- The philosophy of quantitative methods -- Tests of statistical significance made sound....”

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Table of Contents “...Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Context: The Framework for the Report; Chapter 3 Cultural Competence in Psychological Assessment; Chapter 4 Evidence-Based Psychological Assessment; Chapter 5 Gathering Information; Chapter 6 Gathering Information: Measures of Intellectual, Academic, and Neuropsychological Functioning; Chapter 7 Gathering Information: Measures of Personality; Chapter 8 Gathering Information: Clinical Interviews, Review of Records, and Measures of Behavioral and Emotional Functioning; Chapter 9 Technological Advances in Assessment; Chapter 10 Drawing Conclusions; Chapter 11 Form and Content of the Assessment Report; Chapter 12 Feedback after Psychological Testing; Chapter 13 Writing Style; Chapter 14 Ethics of Assessment and Report Writing; Chapter 15 Legal Issues in Assessment and Report Writing;...”
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Table of Contents “...Russell and Eva Matthews -- Using secondary data to advance cross-cultural psychology / Evert Van de Vliert -- Using the American national election study surveys to test social psychological hypotheses / Daniel Schneider, Matthew DeBell, and Jon A. ...”

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Table of Contents “...Gill -- Transporting traditional methodologies to the Web -- Internet-based ability testing / Ulrich Schroeders, Oliver Wilhelm, Stefan Schipolowski -- Web-based self-report personality scales / John A. ...”