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Psychological Testing An Introduction

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ISBN-10: 0521861810

ISBN-13: 9780521861816

Edition: 2nd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: George Domino, Marla L. Domino

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This book is an introductory text to the field of psychological testing primarily suitable for undergraduate students in psychology, education, business, and related fields. This book will also be of interest to graduate students who have not had a prior exposure to psychological testing and to professionals such as lawyers who need to consult a useful source. Psychological Testing is clearly written, well-organized, comprehensive, and replete with illustrative materials. In addition to the basic topics, the text covers in detail topics that are often neglected by other texts such as cross-cultural testing, the issue of faking tests, the impact of computers and the use of tests to assess…    
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Book details

List price: $125.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 4/24/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 654
Size: 7.32" wide x 10.24" long x 1.34" tall
Weight: 3.190
Language: English

George Domino is the Former Director of Clinical Psychology and Professor of Psychology at University of Arizona. He was also the former director of the Counseling Center and Professor of Psychology at Fordham University.

Marla Domino has a BA in Psychology, an MA in Criminal Law and a PhD in Clinical Psychology specializing in Psychology and Law. She also completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Clinical-Forensic Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Law and Psychiatry Program. She is currently the Chief Psychologist in the South Carolina Department of Mental Health's Forensic Evaluation Service and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of South Carolina. She was recently awarded Outstanding Employee of the Year in Forensics (2004). by the South Carolina Department of Mental Health.

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