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Peer reviewedSmith, Gregory T.; McCarthy, Denis M. – Psychological Assessment, 1995
Instrument refinement refers to any set of procedures designed to improve an instrument's representation of a construct. Five objectives of instrument refinement are discussed, and instrument refinement practices are reviewed in a discussion of its role in the process of developing theory and sharpening construct definition. (SLD)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Construct Validity, Definitions, Measures (Individuals)
Direct linkMaher, Brendan A.; Gottesman, Irving I. – Psychological Assessment, 2005
The question of the status of cause-and-effect explanations of human behavior that posit physically existing causative factors and those that, on the other hand, posit hypothetical entities in the form of "useful fictions" has a long history. The influence of the works of Jeremy Bentham and Hans Vaihinger, as well as the later influence of Francis…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Influences, Behavior, Theories
