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Direct linkBlanton, Hart; Jaccard, James – American Psychologist, 2006
Many psychological tests have arbitrary metrics but are appropriate for testing psychological theories. Metric arbitrariness is a concern, however, when researchers wish to draw inferences about the true, absolute standing of a group or individual on the latent psychological dimension being measured. The authors illustrate this in the context of 2…
Descriptors: Psychological Evaluation, Psychological Testing, Case Studies, Psychologists
