| | Preface | | |
SECTION I | | OVERVIEW OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING | | 1 |
1 | | What are Psychological Tests? | | 3 |
| | Why Should you Care About Psychological Testing? | | 4 |
| | What are Psychological Tests? | | 5 |
| | Similarities Among Psychological Tests | | 5 |
| | Differences Among Psychological Tests | | 6 |
| | The History of Psychological Testing | | 8 |
| | Intelligence Tests | | 8 |
| | Personality Tests | | 12 |
| | Vocational Tests | | 12 |
| | Testing Today | | 13 |
| | The Defining Characteristics of Psychological Tests | | 16 |
| | Assumptions of Psychological Tests | | 18 |
| | Test Classification Methods | | 19 |
| | Maximal Performance, Behavior Observation, or Self-Report | | 19 |
| | Standardized or Nonstandardized | | 20 |
| | Objective or Projective | | 21 |
| | Dimension Measured | | 21 |
| | Subject Tests | | 23 |
| | Psychological Assessment, Psychological Tests, Measurements, and Surveys | | 24 |
| | Psychological Assessments and Psychological Tests | | 24 |
| | Psychological Tests and Measurements | | 25 |
| | Psychological Tests and Surveys | | 25 |
| | Locating Information About Tests | | 26 |
| | Chapter Summary | | 32 |
2 | | Why is Psychological Testing Important? | | 37 |
| | The Importance of Psychological Testing | | 38 |
| | Individual and Institutional Decisions | | 38 |
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