Key Features:
In addition to offering a clear overview of psychological testing and measurement basics, the text presents psychological testing applications in a variety of applied fields.
The authors provide a current analysis of the most widely used
chological tests in schools, professional training programs, businesses, industry, civil service, the military, and clinical settings, helping students understand how these tests can make a difference in their careers.
Chapters on issues in psychological testing feature new developments in present-day social justice, law, and ethics.
Chapters are independent from each other, allowing professors to structure their class to meet their own course objectives.
The text features test profiles and sample items to help students see how psychological testing is used and reported, in addition to offering real-life case studies that demonstrate the uses and misuses of testing in today's society.
Informal discussions and real-life examples maximize student interest and make the material personally relevant.
Among other significant updates, the ninth edition addresses the important questions associated with stereotype threat in the completion of psychological tests and includes more detailed discussions of bias in the use of tests.
Expanded coverage clarifies the use of measurement strategies in a variety of applied fields such as law and medicine.
The first sections of the ninth edition recognize the importance of new approaches to measurement that use "big data" and automated data
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