Kaplan, Robert M. 1947-

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.

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