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Psychological Testing and Assessment: An Introduction To Tests and Measurement, 5/e
Ronald Jay Cohen
Mark Swerdlik

Historical, Cultural, and Legal/Ethical Considerations

Chapter 2


A Historical Perspective

Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century

The Nineteenth Century

The Twentieth Century

The measurement of intelligence

The measurement of personality

Measurement in various settings

Culture and Assessment

Evolving Interest in Culture-Related Issues

Some Issues Regarding Culture and Assessment

Verbal communication

Nonverbal communication and behavior

Standards of evaluation

Tests and Group Membership

Psychology, Tests, and Public Policy

Legal and Ethical Considerations

The Concerns of the Public

The Concerns of the Profession

Test-user qualifications

Testing people with disabilities

Computerized test administration, scoring, and interpretation

The Rights of Test takers

The right to informed consent to testing

The right to be informed of test findings

The right not to have privacy invaded

The right to the least stigmatizing label

The right to have findings held confidential

CLOSE-UP

Tests, Assessment, and Culture

EVERYDAY PSYCHOMETRICS

Psychological Tests in the Courtroom

SELF-ASSESSMENT