PrefaceI. INTRODUCTION AND METHODOLOGY OF ASSESSMENT1. Historical and Professional MattersHistorical OverviewTesting as a ProfessionTesting Standards and EthicsSummaryMastering the Chapter ObjectivesExperiencing Psychological Assessment2. Design and Construction of TestsPlanning a TestPreparing ItemsAssembling and Reproducing a TestOral TestingPerformance TestingSummaryMastering the Chapter ObjectivesExperiencing Psychological Assessment3. Administration and Scoring of TestsAdministrationScoringSummaryMastering the Chapter ObjectivesExperiencing Psychological Assessment4. Item Analysis and Standardization of Tests Item AnalysisTest Standardization and NormsEquating TestsSummaryMastering the Chapter ObjectivesExperiencing Psychological Assessment5. Reliability and Validity of TestsReliabilityValidityUsing Tests in Personnel Decision MakingSummaryMastering the Chapter ObjectivesExperiencing Psychological AssessmentII. ASSESSMENT OF COGNITIVE ABILITIES6. Intelligence TestingHistory, Definitions, and TheoriesIndividual Tests of IntelligenceGroup Tests of Intelligence SummaryMastering the Chapter ObjectivesExperiencing Psychological Assessment7. Individual and Group Differences in Cognitive AbilitiesMental Retardation, Learning Disabilities, Giftedness, and Creativity Research on Correlates of Cognitive Abilities Mastering the Chapter ObjectivesExperiencing Psychological Assessment8. Neuropsychological AssessmentDevelopmental Assessment of Infants and Young ChildrenNeuropsychological Theories, Disorders, and AssessmentSummaryMastering the Chapter ObjectivesExperiencing Psychological Assessment9. Standardized Achievement TestsFoundations of Achievement TestingTypes and Selection of Achievement TestsAchievement Test BatteriesAchievement Tests in Specific AreasSummaryMastering the Chapter ObjectivesExperiencing Psychological Assessment 10. Applications and Issues in Ability TestingAssessment in Educational ContextsCriticisms and Issues in Ability TestingOther Issues in Educational TestingEmployment Testing and BiasSummaryMastering the Chapter ObjectivesExperiencing Psychological AssessmentIII. VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT11. Evaluating Special AbilitiesConcepts and CharacteristicsSensory-Perceptual and Psychomotor Skills Mechanical AbilityClerical and Computer-Related AbilitiesArtistic and Musical AbilitiesMultiple-Aptitude BatteriesSummaryMastering the Chapter ObjectivesExperiencing Psychological Assessment12. Measuring Vocational InterestsFoundations of Interest MeasurementValidity of Interest InventoriesStrong Interest InventoriesKuder Interest InventoriesInterests and PersonalityOther General- and Special-Purpose Interest InventoriesSummaryMastering the Chapter ObjectivesExperiencing Psychological Assessment13. Measuring Attitudes, Values, and Personal OrientationsAttitude MeasurementMeasurement of ValuesPersonal OrientationsSummaryMastering the Chapter ObjectivesExperiencing Psychological AssessmentIV. ASSESSMENT OF PERSONALITY14. Personality Assessment: Origins, Applications, & IssuesPseudosciences and Other Historical AntecedentsTheories of PersonalityUses and Misuses of Personality AssessmentClinical AssessmentOther Areas of Application of Personality AssessmentIssues and Controversies in Personality AssessmentSummaryMastering the Chapter ObjectivesExperiencing Psychological Assessment15. Assessing Personality through Observations and InterviewsObservationsBiographical InformationInterviewsObservations and Interviews in Behavior AnalysisSummaryMastering the Chapter ObjectivesExperiencing Psychological Assessment16. Rating Scales and ChecklistsRating ScalesChecklistsSummaryMastering the Chapter ObjectivesExperiencing Psychological Assessment17. Objective Personality InventoriesTruthfulness, reliability, and validitySingle-Construct and Symptom InventoriesInventories Based on Content ValidationInventories Based on Factor AnalysisInventories Based on Criterion KeyingSummaryMastering the Chapter ObjectivesExperiencing Psychological Assessment18. Projective Personality AssessmentWord Associations and ConstructionsThe RorschachThe TAT and its VariationsProspects for Personality AssessmentSummaryMastering the Chapter ObjectivesExperiencing Psychological AssessmentAppendix A: Measurement and StatisticsScales of MeasurementFrequency DistributionsMeasures of Central TendencyPercentiles, Deciles, and QuartilesMeasures of VariabilityCorrelation and Linear RegressionFactor AnalysisSummaryMastering the Appendix ObjectivesAppendix B: Table of Areas under the Normal CurveAppendix C. Major Suppliers of Psychological and EducationalAssessment MaterialsAppendix D: Websites of Organizations Concerned with Psychological Testing and AssessmentGlossaryAnswers to Quantitative ExercisesReferencesAuthor IndexSubject IndexTest Index