00000cam a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773861907804 Buklod 20130504102330.0 g||| | || || ta 161204s2013 nyua rb |||1 u|eng d 9780071318273 0071318275 (iLib)UPBAG-00010162314 BC-63405 Php2,530.00 DLC BAG rda eng BF 176 C63 2013 Cohen, Ronald Jay author. Psychological testing and assessment an introduction to tests and measurement Ronald Jay Cohen, Mark E. Swerdlik, Edward D. Sturman. Eigth edition. New York McGraw-Hill 2013. xxv, 612 pages, 110 unnumbered pages illustrations 27 cm McGraw-Hill international edition. Includes bibliographical references (pages R1-R70) and indexes. Cohen, a clinical psychologist, et al. acquaint beginning students with psychological testing and assessment. They provide an overview of the field, its tools, and historical, cultural, and legal/ethical considerations, then discuss basic statistical principles; reliability; validity; utility; test development; intelligence and personality assessment, including school-related assessments; clinical, counseling, and neuropsychological assessment; and instruments used in career choice and transition. This edition has updated discussions of instruments; updated information about test-related legislation, judicial decisions, and administrative regulations; and new and updated coverage of the new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, new psychological tools such as fMRI, response to intervention, the concepts of successful intelligence and visual-object intelligence, a new measure for evaluating the internal consistency of a test called the average proportional distance, information on assessment in ancient Egypt, conditions that might prompt a neuropsychological evaluation, and the use of the nominal distinction between objective and projective assessment. It also has expanded discussion of the Flynn effect, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2, the timeline followback method in behavioral assessment, competency to stand trial, systematic vs. random error in measurement, test validation strategies, classical test theory in comparison to item response theory, nature vs. nurture factors in measured intelligence, and the purpose of educational assessment within the context of current legislation. It has more glossary and self-assessment terms and critical thinking features. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Psychological tests. Psychometrics. Swerdlik, Mark E. author. FO UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN BF 176 C63 2013 Book