Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issues - Hardcover

Saccuzzo, Dennis; Kaplan, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0534633064 ISBN 13: 9780534633066

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 2004

Synopsis

Easy-to-read and accessible, PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING: PRINCIPLES, APPLICATIONS, AND ISSUESeffectively 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 widelyused psychological tests in schools, professional training programs, business, industry, themilitary, and clinical settings. The authors offer a clear picture of how psychological testsare constructed, how they are used, and how an understanding of them can make a difference intheir careers and everyday lives. Comprehensive and accurate, yet interesting and personallyrelevant, this book gets and keeps students' attention through the use of informal discussionsand real-life examples.

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"I would describe this text as clearly written with an appropriate amount of coverage and detail for a sophomore or junior level class. The number of tests discussed is considerable, but appropriate. The text contains numerous examples that illustrate relevant, and sometimes difficult, topics very nicely. The fundamental issues of reliability and validity are discussed in a somewhat rudimentary way and without much connection to classical measurement theory, but that is probably wise for a course that does not require much statistical knowledge on the part of the students taking the class. Overall, this is a well-written, solid textbook that I would highly recommend."

Edition details

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534633064
• ISBN 13: 9780534633066
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 736