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Tests and Measurements
- Psychological Tests -
A Definition
- Types of Tests
- Tests and Decisions -
Uses of Psychological Tests
- Testing Activities of
Psychologists
- Information About Tests
- Standards for Testing
- Critical Discussion:
Ethical Principles Relevant to
Psychological Testing
- Critical Discussion:
Alternatives to
Psychological Tests
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Defining and Measuring Psychological Attributes:
Ability, Interests, and Personality
- Psychological Attributes
and Decisions
- Intelligence - General Mental Ability
- Critical Discussion:IQ or EQ
- Interests
- Personality
- Critical Discussion:
The Relationship Among Abilities,
Interests, and Personality Characteristics
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Basic Concepts in
Measurement and Statistics
- Problems and Solutions -
Prediction Future Performance
- Psychological Measurement
- Evaluating Psychological Tests
- Statistical Concepts
- Critical Discussion:
Measurement Scales and Statistics
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Scales, Transformations,
and Norms
- Problems and Solutions -
Comparing Scales
- Transformations
- Norms
- Expectancy Tables
- Critical Discussion:
Should IQ Scores of Black Examinees
Be Based on White Norms?
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Reliability:
The Consistency of Test Scores
- Problems and Solutions -
Evaluating a Test
- Sources of Consistency and
Inconsistency in Test Scores
- General Model of Reliability
- Simple Methods of Estimating Reliability
- Reliability Estimates and Error
- The Generalizability of Test Scores
- Critical Discussion:
Generalizability and Reliability Theory
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Using and Interpreting Information
About Test Reliability
- Problems and Solutions -
Should You Retake This Test?
- Using the Reliability Coefficient
- Factors Affecting Reliability
- Special Issues in Reliability
- How Reliable Should Tests Be?
- Critical Discussion:
Precise but Narrow -
The Bandwidth -
Fidelity Dilemma
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Validity of Measurement:
Content and Construct-
Oriented Validation Strategies
- Problems and Solutions -
What Does This Test Measure?
- Validation Strategies
- Assessing the Validity
of Measurement
- Content -
Oriented Validation Strategies
- Critical Discussion:
Face Validity
- Construct -
Oriented Validation Strategies
- Content and Construct Validity
- Critical Discussion:
How Do We Know Whether
Intelligence Tests Really
Measure Intelligence?
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Validity for Decisions:
Criterion-Related Validity
- Problems and Solutions -
Determine the
Potential Benefits of Testing
- Decisions and Prediction
- Criteria
- Criterion -
Related Validation Strategies
- Construct Validity and Criterion -
Related Validity
- Interpreting Validity Coefficients
- Critical Discussion:
Values and Validation
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Item Analysis
- Problems and Solutions -
Which Items Should You Drop?
- Purpose of Item Analysis
- Distractor Analysis
- Item Difficulty
- Item Discrimination
- Interactions Among Item Characteristics
- Item Response Theory
- Critical Discussion:
Using Item Response Theory
to Detect Test Bias