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020			_a9783030594572
082			_a150.287 _bREY
100			_aReynolds, Cecil R. _97698
245			_aMastering modern psychological testing: theory and methods
260			_bSpringer _aSwitzerland _c2021
300			_axxv, 710 p.
365			_aEURO _b99.99
520			_aThis book provides a comprehensive introduction to psychological assessment and covers areas not typically addressed in existing test and measurements texts, such as neuropsychological assessment and the use of tests in forensics settings. The book introduces the vocabulary of the profession and the most basic mathematics of testing early as being fundamental to understanding the field. Numerous examples are drawn from tests that the authors have written or otherwise helped to develop, reflecting the authors' deep understanding of these tests and their familiarity with problems encountered in test development, use, and interpretation. Following the introduction of the basic areas of psychometrics, the book moves to areas of testing that represent various approaches to measuring different psychological constructs (memory, language, executive function, etc.), with emphasis on the complex issue of cultural bias in testing. Examples of existing tests are given throughout the book; however, this book is not designed to prepare students to go out and administer, score, and interpret specific psychological tests. Rather, the purpose of this book is to provide the foundational core of knowledge about tests, measurement, and assessment constructs, issues, and quantitative tools. Explains what constitutes a psychological test, how tests are developed, how they are best used, and how to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses; Describes areas of testing that represent different approaches to measuring different psychological constructs; Explains applications of psychological testing to issues in the courts; Addresses how test authors and publishers design and research tests to address the difficult and demanding issues of cultural differences in test performance and interpretation of test results.
650			_aPsychological tests _91108
650			_aPsychology--Research--Methodology _97699
650			_aNeuropsychology _97700
650			_aPsychology--Methodology _97595
650			_aPsychometrics _97701
700			_aAltmann, Robert A. _97702
700			_aAllen, Daniel N. _97703
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