This book fills a gap in international literature by providing critical reviews on variables of organizational behavior and the main psychological instruments developed to measure them.
This book defines and describes a new discipline, named "e;computational psychometrics,"e; from the perspective of new methodologies for handling complex data from digital learning and assessment.
This book aims to address the challenges of defining measurement in social sciences, presenting a conceptualization of the practice of measurement from the perspective of the pragmatic tradition in philosophy.
This book proposes a conceptual framework for understanding measurement across a broad range of scientific fields and areas of application, such as physics, engineering, education, and psychology.
This book combines the latest in sociology, psychology, and biology to present evidence-based research on what works in community and institutional corrections.
This volume addresses an important problem in social scientific research on global religions and spirituality: How to evaluate the role of diverse religious and spiritual (R/S) beliefs and practices within the rapid evolution of spiritual globalization and diversification trends.
This book discusses the psychological traits associated with drug consumption through the statistical analysis of a new database with information on 1885 respondents and use of 18 drugs.
This book is a strenuous critique of the misinterpretation of statistical knowledge of populations in mainstream psychology, exploring the implications of assuming that those statistics constitute scientific knowledge of individuals.
This book discusses the psychological traits associated with drug consumption through the statistical analysis of a new database with information on 1885 respondents and use of 18 drugs.
This handbook provides an overview of major developments around diagnostic classification models (DCMs) with regard to modeling, estimation, model checking, scoring, and applications.
Dans les pages glacées des magazines ou sur l'écran lumineux des salles de cinéma, il y a peu de place pour ces femmes coincées entre la maturité quadragénaire et la vieillesse octogénaire.
Qu’elle soit faite à des fins de diagnostic psychologique ou scolaire ou encore pour le classement et la sélection du personnel, l’évaluation psychométrique comporte deux phases : l’opération de mesure elle-même, puis la décision que l’évaluateur doit élaborer en fonction de cette mesure et qu’il doit assumer.
This handbook provides an overview of major developments around diagnostic classification models (DCMs) with regard to modeling, estimation, model checking, scoring, and applications.
Now in a revised and expanded fifth edition that reflects current research and best practices in direct assessment and intervention, this text addresses a perennial need for school practitioners and practitioners in training.
Now in its second edition, this important book examines test validity in the behavioral, social, and educational sciences by exploring three fundamental problems: measurement, causation, and meaning.
Bringing together experts in the field, this comprehensive volume presents the state of the art in evaluating noncredible performance in clinical contexts.
The purpose of the book is to present the GAIRS (Global Assessment and Intervention in Rett Syndrome) Checklist, an easy-to-use, short and accessible tool for every health-care professional in order to assess all the abilities of Rett girls but also to identify patients needing next-step evaluation and treatment.
This is the second edition of an introductory text that describes the principles of invariant measurement; how invariant measurement can be achieved using Rasch measurement theory; and how to use invariant measurement to solve a variety of measurement problems in the social, behavioral, and health sciences.
Assessment in counseling-like its biblical counterpart, discernment-is an ongoing and dynamic routine to encourage movement in a productive direction toward what is truly best.
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 natureMore about the bookWe encounter people who possess undesirable dark sides of personality at low 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 up the wrong way.
Completely new translation of Rorschach's Psychodiagnostics- Newly translated and annotated by experts from the field- New introductory chapters- Illustrated with photos and drawings from the archivesMore about the bookThis new English translation and 100th anniversary annotated edition of Psychodiagnostics, the only book published by Hermann Rorschach, showcases Rorschach's empiricism and the wide-ranging flexibility of his thinking and thus helps us to understand why his iconic inkblot test has survived for a century and is still being used around the world, with the support of a strong evidence base.
How to use the dark triad in personnel selection Presents the latest research and theories Highlights the gains and risks of these traits Provides concrete recommendations for use in selection processes Summarizes legal and professional guidelines More about the book This book explores the theoretical basis and state of the art of research on narcissism, Machiavellianism, and subclinical psychopathy.
