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  2. Psychometrics - Wikipedia

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    Measurement in psychology and physics are in no sense different. Physicists can measure when they can find the operations by which they may meet the necessary criteria; psychologists have to do the same. They need not worry about the mysterious differences between the meaning of measurement in the two sciences (Reese, 1943, p. 49). [9]

  3. Psychological testing - Wikipedia

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    Psychological testing refers to the administration of psychological tests. [1] Psychological tests are administered or scored by trained evaluators. [1] A person's responses are evaluated according to carefully prescribed guidelines. Scores are thought to reflect individual or group differences in the construct the test purports to measure. [1]

  4. Classical test theory - Wikipedia

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    Classical test theory is an influential theory of test scores in the social sciences. In psychometrics, the theory has been superseded by the more sophisticated models in item response theory (IRT) and generalizability theory (G-theory).

  5. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory - Wikipedia

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    The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) is a standardized psychometric test of adult personality and psychopathology. [1] A version for adolescents also exists, the MMPI-A, and was first published in 1992. [2]

  6. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Wikipedia

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    For children between the ages of 6 and 16, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) is commonly used. The original WAIS (Form I) was published in February 1955 by David Wechsler, Chief Psychologist at Bellevue Hospital (1932–1967) in NYC, as a revision of the Wechsler–Bellevue Intelligence Scale released in 1939. [2]

  7. Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing

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    The 2014 edition is the 7th edition of The Standards, and it shares the exact same names as the 1985 and 1999 editions. [3] Technical recommendations for psychological tests and diagnostic techniques: A preliminary proposal (1952) and Technical recommendations for psychological tests and diagnostic techniques (1954) editions were quite brief.

  8. The American Association of State Psychology Boards (ASPPB) was founded in 1961 by the American Psychological Association's Board of Professional Affairs Committee on State Licensure. A primary goal of ASPPB was to enhance the ability of psychologists to practice across state and national borders, specifically in the United States and Canada.

  9. Test construction strategies - Wikipedia

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    Test construction strategies are the various ways that items in a psychological measure are created and decided upon. They are most often associated with personality tests but can also be applied to other psychological constructs such as mood or psychopathology. There are three commonly used general strategies: inductive, deductive, and ...