Psychological testing : principles, applications, and issues /
Robert M. Kaplan, Dennis P. Saccuzzo.
- 6th edition.
- Southbank, Victoria, Australia ; Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2005.
- xxi, 745 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 655-723) and indexes.
Part I. Principles. Introduction ; Norms and basic statistics for testing ; Correlation and regression ; Reliability ; Validity ; Writing and evaluating test items ; Test administration -- Part II. Applications. Interviewing techniques ; Theories of intelligence and the Binet Scales ; The Wechsler Intelligence Scales : WAIS-III, WISC-IV, and WPPSI-III ; Other individual tests of ability in education and special education ; Standardized tests in education, civil service, and the military ; Applications in clinical and counseling settings ; Projective personality tests ; Tests based on psychological science and the new age of computers ; Testing in counseling psychology ; Testing in healthy psychology and health care ; Testing in industrial and business settings -- Part III. Issues. Test bias ; Testing in forensic settings ; Ethics and the future of psychological testing.