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This classic, authoritative introduction to psychological testing is widely hailed for its broad coverage and its ability to cover "graduate school" topics in terms that one with little testing experience can understand. KEY TOPICS: This book familiarizes the reader with the basics of test construction and prepares the reader to effectively evaluate different tests, choose tests for particular purposes and individual examines, and interpret scores properly.

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• I Functions and Origins of Psychological Testing
• 1 Nature and Use of Psychological Tests
• 2 Historical Antecedents of Modern Testing
• II Technical and Methodological Principles
• 3 Norms and the Meaning of Test Scores
• 4 Reliability
• 5 Validity: Basic Concepts
• 6 Validity: Measurement and Interpretation
• 7 Item Analysis
• III Ability Testing
• 8 Individual Tests
• 9 Tests for Special Populations
• 10 Group Testing
• 11 Nature of Intelligence
• 12 Psychological Issues in Ability Testing
• IV Personality Testing
• 13 Self-Report Personality Inventories
• 14 Measuring Interests and Attitudes
• 15 Projective Techniques
• 16 Other Assessment Techniques
• V Applications of Testing
• 17 Major Contexts of Current Test Use
• 18 Ethical and Social Considerations in Testing
• Appendix A Alphabetical Listing of Tests and Other Assessment Tools
• Appendix B Addresses of Test Publishers, Distributors, and Test-Related Organizations
• References
• Acknowledgements
• Name Index
• Subject Index

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Anne Anastasi is an American psychologist who has achieved a worldwide reputation as an authority on psychological testing, especially the evaluation and interpretation of intelligence testing, culture-free testing, and the methodological problems of test development. She is noted for her proposed resolution of the long-standing nature-nurture controversy in psychology, stating that they are mutually influencing interactions. She has advanced the development of psychology as a quantitative behavioral science and made highly significant contributions to knowledge about psychological traits and the experiential and environmental influences on development.

Anastasi's book Psychological Testing was published in 1954. The fourth edition of the book appeared in 1976. In 1972 Anastasi became the third woman to be elected president of the American Psychological Association. She was honored with the organization's Gold Medal Award in 1984. President Ronald Reagan presented her with the National Medal of Science in 1987 in recognition of her numerous scientific achievements.

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