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Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Psychological methodology > Psychological testing & measurement
Da die Soziale Phobie vielfach unerkannt und damit unbehandelt
bleibt, will dieses Buch den Fach- und Allgemeinmediziner uber den
derzeitigen Wissensstand informieren und Diagnostik, klinische
Symptomatik und Behandlungsmoglichkeiten darstellen."
Psychosocial and holistic approaches to assessment have become a
central feature of modern mental health care. This practical and
comprehensive book guides students through the theory and practice
of psychosocial assessments to help them integrate the data as
preparation for the effective planning of treatment and
interventions. Key features: step-by-step guide on how to undertake
each stage of the assessment process in practice clinical staff and
service users voices describing their experiences of the process
end of chapter exercises reflections and considerations for
practice This is essential reading for pre-registration nursing
students and mental health professionals.
A complete guide to key intelligence and achievement tests and
their effective use
The tools used in the assessment process have changed
dramatically in recent years. School and clinical psychologists
need a comprehensive yet focused resource to which they can turn to
learn the basics of key intelligence and achievement tests and how
to use them in their assessments of children and adults. With its
practical and straightforward presentation, "Practitioner's Guide
to Assessing Intelligence and Achievement" provides that
resource.
Coedited by two well-known and respected scholars and
researchers, Jack Naglieri and Sam Goldstein, the content in this
timely book combines traditional and new conceptualizations of
intelligence as well as ways to measure achievement. Truly readable
and user-friendly, this book provides professionals with a single
source from which to examine ability and achievement tests along
the same general criteria.
Each chapter is written by a leading scholar and test developer
and is consistently structured for easy comparison of each test
that is examined. Coverage includes:
The theory underlying each test
Description of each test
Tips for administering and scoring each test
Standardization, norms, and reliability of each scale
Practical guidance for the use of each test
Correspondence of each test to IDEA
A practical tool designed to aid clinical psychologists in
understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the various tests
presented, "Practitioner's Guide to Assessing Intelligence and
Achievement" provides students and practitioners with the
information they need for their practice and testing efforts to be
consistent with recent updates in the field and how those
assessment instruments relate to changes in the laws that influence
test use.
Wise Use of Null Hypothesis Tests is a user-friendly handbook meant
for practitioners. Rather than overwhelming the reader with endless
mathematical operations that are rarely performed by hand, the
author emphasizes concepts and reasoning. In Wise Use of Null
Hypothesis Tests, the author explains what is accomplished by
testing null hypotheses-and what is not. The author explains the
misconceptions that concern null hypothesis testing. He explains
why confidence intervals show the results of null hypothesis tests.
Most importantly, the author explains the Big Secret. Many-some say
all-null hypotheses must be false. But authorities tell us we
should test false null hypotheses anyway to determine the direction
of a difference that we know must be there (a topic unrelated to
so-called one-tailed tests). In Wise Use of Null Hypothesis Tests,
the author explains how to control how often we get the direction
wrong (it is not half of alpha) and commit a Type III (or Type S)
error.
Learn which dark side of personality assessment to use and when
Introduces different assessment tools Highlights the nuances
between tests Presents the relevant psychometric properties
Explores findings about human nature We encounter people who
possess socially undesirable personality traits at subclinical
levels in our day-to-day lives, whether it is the boss who acts
like a jerk, a cheating partner, or a friend who rubs everyone the
wrong way. This volume explores the latest research on the
assessment of dark personality traits, including the Dark Triad of
narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. The internationally
renowned group of contributors provide a comprehensive,
evidence-based overview of the personality traits currently being
explored. Each chapter reviews two main topics. First, a particular
measure used to study such traits is discussed. This section is
geared to help the reader to understand how researchers in this
area capture data on these traits and to best decide which
instrument they want to use and when. Second, each chapter then
details what the psychometric data on the test reveals about human
nature, including topics such as sex differences, workplace
behaviors, sexuality, and value systems. In this way, the
contributors highlight how the convergence of research from various
measures can provide a broad mosaic of information about people
colloquially called psychopaths, narcissists, spiteful,
Machiavellian, and sadists. This book is essential reading for
anyone interested in test development and practitioners interested
in the dark side of personality.
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