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Psychological testing in everyday life : history, science, and practice / Karen B. Goldfinger.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, Inc. [2019]Description: xi, 113 pages 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781483319315
  • 1483319318
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 150.287 23/swe
Contents:
Introduction -- The science of psychological testing: fundamental concepts -- Psychological testing in education: comparing student outcomes across nations with the PISA and the TIMSS -- Psychological testing in applied research -- Psychological testing in mental health diagnosis and treatment -- Psychological testing in medicine: psychological evaluation prior to bariatric surgery -- Psychological testing in the legal arena: child custody in high conflict divorce -- Psychological testing in determining disability: intellectual disability and the death penalty -- Psychological testing in the workplace: selecting police officers -- Conclusion.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Book Högskolan Väst Entréplan / Entrance floor 150.287 Goldfinger Available 6004300069559
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The science of psychological testing: fundamental concepts -- Psychological testing in education: comparing student outcomes across nations with the PISA and the TIMSS -- Psychological testing in applied research -- Psychological testing in mental health diagnosis and treatment -- Psychological testing in medicine: psychological evaluation prior to bariatric surgery -- Psychological testing in the legal arena: child custody in high conflict divorce -- Psychological testing in determining disability: intellectual disability and the death penalty -- Psychological testing in the workplace: selecting police officers -- Conclusion.

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