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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Basic Issues | |
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The Nature of Tests | |
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Aim | |
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Introduction | |
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Categories of Tests | |
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Ethical Standards | |
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Information about Tests | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Test Construction, Administration, and Interpretation | |
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Aim | |
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Constructing a Test | |
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Test Items | |
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Philosophical Issues | |
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Administering a Test | |
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Interpreting Test Scores | |
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Item Characteristics | |
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Norms | |
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Combining Test Scores | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Reliability and Validity | |
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Aim | |
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Introduction | |
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Reliability | |
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Types of Reliability | |
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Validity | |
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Aspects of Validity | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Dimensions of Testing | |
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Personality | |
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Aim | |
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Introduction | |
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Some Basic Issues | |
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Types of Personality Tests | |
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Examples of Specific Tests | |
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The Big Five | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Cognition | |
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Aim | |
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Introduction | |
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Theories of Intelligence | |
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Other Aspects | |
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The Binet Tests | |
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The Wechsler Tests | |
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Other Tests | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Attitudes, Values, and Interests | |
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Aim | |
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Attitudes | |
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Values | |
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Interests | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Psychopathology | |
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Aim | |
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Introduction | |
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Measures | |
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The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and MMPI-2 | |
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The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) | |
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Other Measures | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Normal Positive Functioning | |
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Self-Concept | |
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Locus of Control | |
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Sexuality | |
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Creativity | |
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Imagery | |
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Competitiveness | |
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Hope | |
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Hassles | |
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Loneliness | |
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Death Anxiety | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Applications of Testing | |
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Special Children | |
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Aim | |
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Some Issues Regarding Testing | |
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Categories of Special Children | |
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Some General Issues About Tests | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Older Persons | |
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Aim | |
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Some Overall Issues | |
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Attitudes Toward the Elderly | |
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Anxiety About Aging | |
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Life Satisfaction | |
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Marital Satisfaction | |
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Morale | |
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Coping or Adaptation | |
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Death and Dying | |
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Neuropsychological Assessment | |
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Depression | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Testing in a Cross-Cultural Context | |
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Aim | |
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Introduction | |
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Measurement Bias | |
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Cross-Cultural Assessment | |
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Measurement of Acculturation | |
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Some Culture-Fair Tests and Findings | |
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Standardized Tests | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Disability and Rehabilitation | |
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Some General Concerns | |
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Modified Testing | |
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Some General Results | |
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Legal Issues | |
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The Visually Impaired | |
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Hearing Impaired | |
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Physical-Motor Disabilities | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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The Settings | |
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Testing in the Schools | |
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Aim | |
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Preschool Assessment | |
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Assessment in the Primary Grades | |
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High School | |
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Admission into College | |
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The Graduate Record Examination | |
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Entrance into Professional Training | |
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Tests for Licensure and Certification | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Occupational Settings | |
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Aim | |
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Some Basic Issues | |
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Some Basic Findings | |
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Ratings | |
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The Role of Personality | |
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Biographical Data (Biodata) | |
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Assessment Centers | |
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Illustrative Industrial Concerns | |
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Testing in the Military | |
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Prediction of Police Performance | |
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Examples of Specific Tests | |
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Integrity Tests | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Clinical and Forensic Settings | |
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Clinical Psychology: Neuropsychological Testing | |
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Projective Techniques | |
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Some Clinical Issues and Syndromes | |
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Health Psychology | |
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Forensic Psychology | |
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Legal Standards | |
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Legal Cases | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Challenges to Testing | |
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The Issue of Faking | |
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Aim | |
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Some Basic Issues | |
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Some Psychometric Issues | |
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Techniques to Discourage Faking | |
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Related Issues | |
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The MMPI and Faking | |
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The CPI and Faking | |
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Social Desirability and Assessment Issues | |
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Acquiescence | |
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Other Issues | |
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Test Anxiety | |
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Testwiseness | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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The Role of Computers | |
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Aim | |
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Historical Perspective | |
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Computer Scoring of Tests | |
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Computer Administration of Tests | |
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Computer-Based Test Interpretations (CBTI) | |
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Some Specific Tests | |
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Adaptive Testing and Computers | |
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Ethical Issues Involving Computer Use | |
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Other Issues and Computer Use | |
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A Look at Other Tests and Computer Use | |
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The Future of Computerized Psychological Testing | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Testing Behavior and Environments | |
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Aim | |
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Traditional Assessment | |
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Behavioral Assessment | |
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Traditional vs. Behavioral Assessment | |
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Validity of Behavioral Assessment | |
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Behavioral Checklists | |
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Behavioral Questionnaires | |
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Program Evaluation | |
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Assessment of Environments | |
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Assessment of Family Functioning | |
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Broad-Based Instruments | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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The History of Psychological Testing | |
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Aim | |
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Introduction | |
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The French Clinical Tradition | |
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The German Nomothetic Approach | |
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The British Idiographic Approach | |
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The American Applied Orientation | |
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Some Recent Developments | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Table to Translate Difficulty Level of a Test Item into a z Score | |
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References | |
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Test Index | |
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Index of Acronyms | |
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Subject Index | |