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Psychological Testing, 7/e


Psychological Testing, 7/e
Author(s)  Simy Joy ,Payal Anand ,Priya Nair Rajeev
ISBN  9789332573819
Imprint  Pearson Education
Copyright  2017
Pages  624
Binding  Paperback
List Price  Rs. 850.00
  
 
 

Psychological Testing: History, Principles, and Applications,7/e, covers all variations of testing and establishes a solid foundation of knowledge about psychological testing that impacts virtually every part of modern life, from education, occupations to remediation. This book was a good blend of theoretical perspectives and practical applications.
The author of this book had written to teach students about the characteristics, objectives, and wide-ranging effects of psychological testing by sharing his own rich experiences and real-life examples in the form of case exhibits.
 

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Robert J. Gregory


 

 

CHAPTER 1 Applications and Consequences of Psychological


Testing    


CHAPTER 2 The History of Psychological Testing    


CHAPTER 3 Norms and Reliability    


CHAPTER 4 Validity and Test Development  


CHAPTER 5 Theories and Individual Tests of Intelligence and


Achievement   


CHAPTER 6 Group Tests and Controversies in Ability Testing    


CHAPTER 7 Testing Special Populations    


CHAPTER 8 Origins of Personality Testing   


CHAPTER 9 Assessment of Normality and Human


Strengths    


CHAPTER 10 Neuropsychological Assessment and Screening    


CHAPTER 11 Industrial, Occupational, and Career


Assessment   


CHAPTER 12 Legal Issues and the Future of Testing  


 

 

1) New empirical research on the role of examiner errors in producing distorted test scores is included.


2) Recent developments in evidence-based practice and outcomes assessment have been added to Chapter 2.


3) In Chapter 5, coverage of the PASS theory (Planning, Attention, Simultaneous, Successive) has been expanded.


4) New research on the impact of Head Start, the fate of children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, and the nature of cognitive decline in advance age, has been added to Topic 6B.


5) new topic on stability and change in personality has been added to Chapter 9.


 

 
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