Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issues

by Robert M. Kaplan, Dennis P Saccuzzo

PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING: PRINCIPLES, APPLICATIONS, AND ISSUES, Ninth Edition explains the fundamentals of psychological testing, their important applications, and the controversies that emerge from those applications in clinical, education, industrial, and legal settings. Kaplan and Saccuzzo's engaging and thorough text demonstrates how psychological tests are constructed and used, both in a professional setting and in everyday lives. Part I focuses on the core concepts that affect the evaluation of all tests. Part II discusses the major types of psychological tests, while Part III looks at present-day issues affecting testing such as stereotype threat, bias, laws, and ethics. A multitude of test profiles and sample items illustrate how psychological testing is used and reported. Real-life case studies demonstrate the uses and misuses of psychological testing, while "Technical Example" boxes help you understand complex statistical concepts.

Genres: Psychology, Textbooks, Nonfiction, Research, Reference, School

752 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

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Dr. Robert M. Kaplan is a psychiatrist and clinical associate professor affiliated with the Graduate School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Australia.

Reviews

[Catherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had to read this book for a class, but I really love stats and testing so it was really interesting. :) All professors who write tests should definitely read this book if they want to improve their test making skills!

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I hate statistics, so when taking a psychometrics course I was very surprised to find a textbook I enjoyed reading! The text is very simple to understand and is informative without being overwhelming. I strongly recommend this to anyone who needs to get a grasp on psychometric testing.

[Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A scholarly but yet accessible book- It's the kind of book that anticipates your questions as you read along.

[tickle monster · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very redundant and overly verbose, could have been half this length with no information lost. Spineless chapter on test bias that attempts to present debate about cultural norms without taking a stance, while also including many Israeli studies so they did in fact take a political stance. Waste of time, nothing in this textbook wasn't covered more succinctly and eloquently in other textbooks.

[Natalie Goodman · Rating 1 out of 5]

I can't believe this was the 9th edition. While much of the content was very interesting, they desperately needed a new editor.

[Andrea · Rating 1 out of 5]

Math books are NOT fun to read. Luckily this is the last one I have to read.

[Marissa · Rating 2 out of 5]

I mean, this topic in general was not the most exciting. I'm sure this textbook did a good job in terms of the subject matter. However, it was really dry. There were chapters that I felt like I was just drudging through, hoping that I could retain at least some information. I don't think I am probably the best person to give this text a review, but those were my thoughts!

[Tiffany · Rating 3 out of 5]

Testing

If you like testing and like to learn more about the tests, then this book is for you. Very informative.

[Melody · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read the 5th Ed of this (lels - but I couldn't find it in GR soooo...)

I find it easy to use and not really complicated compared to other text books that I read (in my case lels).

[Anya Lawrence · Rating 4 out of 5]

A useful and readable textbook! I needed extra resources to solidify some of the mathematical concepts, but it was still an enjoyable resource for the psychometrics portion of my psych minor.

[Bianca Sy · Rating 5 out of 5]

*Read both 8th and 9th edition

[Jazz Maree · Rating 3 out of 5]

Added another textbook to my read list. My 100 goal will be half uni books and I’m okay with that .( kinda)

[Chrissy · Rating 1 out of 5]

One of the driest, least informative textbooks I have ever had the displeasure of being assigned.

[Amber]

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