Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issues - Hardcover

Kaplan, Robert M; Saccuzzo, Dennis P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0534370969 ISBN 13: 9780534370961

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 2000

Synopsis

Easy-to-read and accessible, this book effectively communicates the excitement and dynamics of the field of psychological testing. Robert Kaplan and Dennis Saccuzzo provide students with a current analysis of the most widely used psychological tests in schools, professional training programs, business, industry, the military, and clinical settings. As students read through the book, they get a clear picture of how psychological tests are constructed, how they are used, and how an understanding of them can make a difference in their careers and everyday lives.Students will get a very real sense of how psychological tests are constructed, how they are used, and how an understanding of them can make a difference in their careers and everyday lives. Comprehensive and accurate, yet interesting and personally relevant, this book gets and keeps students' attention through the use of informal discussions and real-life examples.

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Review

"The best text for a first course in testing."

Synopsis

Testing has a solid place in the history of psychology, but it is also in constant flux due to developments and controversies. This introductory undergraduate text provides an overview of many facets of psychological tests and measurement principles, including the basics of statistics. The latest edition includes Internet resources and more discuss

Edition details

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534370969
• ISBN 13: 9780534370961
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 708