Psychometrics and psychological assessment principles and applications / Carina Coulacoglou, Donald H. Saklofske.
| Author/creator | Coulacoglou, Carina, 1956- |
| Other author | Saklofske, Donald H. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London, United Kingdom : Elsevier/AP, Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2017] |
| Description | xiii, 485 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBook - Psychology 2017 [EBCP17] |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Recent advances in psychological assessment and test construction -- Classical test theory, generalizablity theory, and item response perspectives on reliability -- Validity -- Advances in latent variable measurement modeling -- Executive function, theory of mind, and adaptive behavior -- Metacognition, empathy, and cognitive biases in schizophrenia and OCD -- The role of temperament in development and psychopathology -- The assessment of family, parenting, and child outcomes -- Perspectives and advances in personality -- Measures of personality -- Advances in theoretical, developmental and cross-cultural perspectives of psychopathology -- Psychiatric taxonomies and corresponding measures -- Theoretical perspectives of criminal behaviors and developmental criminology -- General overview of violence risk assessment and corresponding measures -- The aggressive implications of suicide. |
| Abstract | Reports on contemporary perspectives and models on psychological assessment and their corresponding measures. It highlights topics relevant to clinical and neuropsychological domains, including cognitive abilities, adaptive behavior, temperament, and psychopathology.Moreover, the book examines a series of standard as well as novel methods and instruments, along with their psychometric properties, recent meta-analytic studies, and their cross-cultural applications. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017935233 |
| ISBN | 9780128022191 (hbk) |
| ISBN | 0128022191 (hbk) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |