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Psychological Testing

An Introduction - 2nd Edition

By: George Domino, Marla Domino

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Hardcover | 24 April 2006 | Edition Number 2

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This book is an introductory text to the field of psychological testing primarily suitable for undergraduate students in psychology, education, business, and related fields.

This book will also be of interest to graduate students who have not had a prior exposure to psychological testing and to professionals such as lawyers who need to consult a useful source.

Psychological Testing is clearly written, well-organised, comprehensive, and replete with illustrative materials.

In addition to the basic topics, the text covers in detail topics that are often neglected by other texts such as cross-cultural testing, the issue of faking tests, the impact of computers and the use of tests to assess positive behaviours such as creativity.

About the Authors

George Domino is the Former Director of Clinical Psychology and Professor of Psychology at University of Arizona. He was also the former director of the Counseling Center and Professor of Psychology at Fordham University.

Marla Domino has a BA in Psychology, an MA in Criminal Law and a PhD in Clinical Psychology specialising in Psychology and Law. She also completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Clinical-Forensic Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Law and Psychiatry Program. She is currently the Chief Psychologist in the South Carolina Department of Mental Health's Forensic Evaluation Service and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of South Carolina. She was recently awarded Outstanding Employee of the Year in Forensics (2004). by the South Carolina Department of Mental Health.

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"...Overall, the content of the book is useful and well laid out. Each section is introduced clearly, followed by graded content and then concluded with both suggested readings and discussion questions. The flow of chapters in the book is excellent. Each new chapter follows from previous discussions and is introduced with the chapter's aims. The language used is pitched at a level which is suitable for undergraduate students. In fact, the introductory text is simple enough for a reader with no previous knowledge in this area, making it ideal for undergraduate teaching." --Shanya Pillay, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa, South African Journal of Industrial Psychology

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Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Basic Issues
The Nature of Tests	p. 1
Aim	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Categories of Tests	p. 5
Ethical Standards	p. 9
Information about Tests	p. 11
Summary	p. 12
Suggested Readings	p. 14
Discussion Questions	p. 14
Test Construction, Administration, and Interpretation	p. 15
Aim	p. 15
Constructing a Test	p. 15
Test Items	p. 18
Philosophical Issues	p. 22
Administering a Test	p. 25
Interpreting Test Scores	p. 25
Item Characteristics	p. 28
Norms	p. 34
Combining Test Scores	p. 38
Summary	p. 40
Suggested Readings	p. 41
Discussion Questions	p. 41
Reliability and Validity	p. 42
Aim	p. 42
Introduction	p. 42
Reliability	p. 42
Types of Reliability	p. 43
Validity	p. 52
Aspects of Validity	p. 57
Summary	p. 65
Suggested Readings	p. 66
Discussion Questions	p. 66
Dimensions of Testing
Personality	p. 67
Aim	p. 67
Introduction	p. 67
Some Basic Issues	p. 68
Types of Personality Tests	p. 70
Examples of Specific Tests	p. 72
The Big Five	p. 88
Summary	p. 91
Suggested Readings	p. 91
Discussion Questions	p. 91
Cognition	p. 92
Aim	p. 92
Introduction	p. 92
Theories of Intelligence	p. 94
Other Aspects	p. 97
The Binet Tests	p. 100
The Wechsler Tests	p. 105
Other Tests	p. 116
Summary	p. 125
Suggested Readings	p. 126
Discussion Questions	p. 126
Attitudes, Values, and Interests	p. 127
Aim	p. 127
Attitudes	p. 127
Values	p. 141
Interests	p. 148
Summary	p. 160
Suggested Readings	p. 160
Discussion Questions	p. 160
Psychopathology	p. 161
Aim	p. 161
Introduction	p. 161
Measures	p. 163
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and MMPI-2	p. 170
The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI)	p. 179
Other Measures	p. 185
Summary	p. 196
Suggested Readings	p. 196
Discussion Questions	p. 196
Normal Positive Functioning	p. 197
Aim	p. 197
Self-Concept	p. 197
Locus of Control	p. 202
Sexuality	p. 204
Creativity	p. 205
Imagery	p. 213
Competitiveness	p. 215
Hope	p. 216
Hassles	p. 218
Loneliness	p. 218
Death Anxiety	p. 219
Summary	p. 220
Suggested Readings	p. 220
Discussion Questions	p. 221
Applications of Testing
Special Children	p. 223
Aim	p. 223
Some Issues Regarding Testing	p. 223
Categories of Special Children	p. 234
Some General Issues About Tests	p. 246
Summary	p. 255
Suggested Readings	p. 255
Discussion Questions	p. 256
Older Persons	p. 257
Aim	p. 257
Some Overall Issues	p. 257
Attitudes Toward the Elderly	p. 260
Anxiety About Aging	p. 261
Life Satisfaction	p. 261
Marital Satisfaction	p. 263
Morale	p. 264
Coping or Adaptation	p. 265
Death and Dying	p. 265
Neuropsychological Assessment	p. 266
Depression	p. 269
Summary	p. 270
Suggested Readings	p. 270
Discussion Questions	p. 271
Testing in a Cross-Cultural Context	p. 272
Aim	p. 272
Introduction	p. 272
Measurement Bias	p. 272
Cross-Cultural Assessment	p. 282
Measurement of Acculturation	p. 284
Some Culture-Fair Tests and Findings	p. 287
Standardized Tests	p. 293
Summary	p. 295
Suggested Readings	p. 295
Discussion Questions	p. 296
Disability and Rehabilitation	p. 297
Aim	p. 297
Some General Concerns	p. 297
Modified Testing	p. 300
Some General Results	p. 301
Legal Issues	p. 304
The Visually Impaired	p. 307
Hearing Impaired	p. 312
Physical-Motor Disabilities	p. 321
Summary	p. 323
Suggested Readings	p. 323
Discussion Questions	p. 324
The Settings
Testing in the Schools	p. 325
Aim	p. 325
Preschool Assessment	p. 325
Assessment in the Primary Grades	p. 328
High School	p. 331
Admission into College	p. 334
The Graduate Record Examination	p. 342
Entrance into Professional Training	p. 348
Tests for Licensure and Certification	p. 352
Summary	p. 354
Suggested Readings	p. 355
Discussion Questions	p. 355
Occupational Settings	p. 356
Aim	p. 356
Some Basic Issues	p. 356
Some Basic Findings	p. 356
Ratings	p. 359
The Role of Personality	p. 360
Biographical Data (Biodata)	p. 363
Assessment Centers	p. 365
Illustrative Industrial Concerns	p. 371
Testing in the Military	p. 373
Prediction of Police Performance	p. 376
Examples of Specific Tests	p. 377
Integrity Tests	p. 379
Summary	p. 384
Suggested Readings	p. 388
Discussion Questions	p. 389
Clinical and Forensic Settings	p. 390
Aim	p. 390
Clinical Psychology: Neuropsychological Testing	p. 390
Projective Techniques	p. 392
Some Clinical Issues and Syndromes	p. 406
Health Psychology	p. 409
Forensic Psychology	p. 419
Legal Standards	p. 422
Legal Cases	p. 422
Summary	p. 426
Suggested Readings	p. 426
Discussion Questions	p. 426
Challenges to Testing
The Issue of Faking	p. 427
Aim	p. 427
Some Basic Issues	p. 427
Some Psychometric Issues	p. 432
Techniques to Discourage Faking	p. 434
Related Issues	p. 435
The MMPI and Faking	p. 437
The CPI and Faking	p. 443
Social Desirability and Assessment Issues	p. 444
Acquiescence	p. 448
Other Issues	p. 449
Test Anxiety	p. 456
Testwiseness	p. 457
Summary	p. 458
Suggested Readings	p. 458
Discussion Questions	p. 459
The Role of Computers	p. 460
Aim	p. 460
Historical Perspective	p. 460
Computer Scoring of Tests	p. 461
Computer Administration of Tests	p. 462
Computer-Based Test Interpretations (CBTI)	p. 467
Some Specific Tests	p. 471
Adaptive Testing and Computers	p. 473
Ethical Issues Involving Computer Use	p. 476
Other Issues and Computer Use	p. 477
A Look at Other Tests and Computer Use	p. 478
The Future of Computerized Psychological Testing	p. 481
Summary	p. 481
Suggested Readings	p. 482
Discussion Questions	p. 482
Testing Behavior and Environments	p. 483
Aim	p. 483
Traditional Assessment	p. 483
Behavioral Assessment	p. 484
Traditional vs. Behavioral Assessment	p. 488
Validity of Behavioral Assessment	p. 488
Behavioral Checklists	p. 490
Behavioral Questionnaires	p. 492
Program Evaluation	p. 501
Assessment of Environments	p. 502
Assessment of Family Functioning	p. 506
Broad-Based Instruments	p. 510
Summary	p. 515
Suggested Readings	p. 515
Discussion Questions	p. 516
The History of Psychological Testing	p. 517
Aim	p. 517
Introduction	p. 517
The French Clinical Tradition	p. 518
The German Nomothetic Approach	p. 519
The British Idiographic Approach	p. 520
The American Applied Orientation	p. 522
Some Recent Developments	p. 530
Summary	p. 533
Suggested Readings	p. 533
Discussion Questions	p. 533
Table to Translate Difficulty Level of a Test Item into a z Score	p. 535
References	p. 537
Test Index	p. 623
Index of Acronyms	p. 627
Subject Index	p. 629
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