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Freed, Earl X. – J Clin Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Intelligence Quotient, Mental Retardation, Patients
Stevens, Gwendolyn; Gardner, Sheldon – 1981
The life and contributions of Helen Thompson Woolley and Leta Stetter Hollingworth are presented. These two women were prominent in the early mental testing movement as well as leaders in clinical psychology. Woolley and Hollingworth were feminists whose careful and objective research frequently studied alleged psychological differences between…
Descriptors: Biographies, Females, Feminism, Psychological Testing
Mitchell, Blythe C.
This glossary of terms used in educational and psychological measurement is geared toward the non-specialist in measurement. Terms which are considered basic are defined, such as those used in test manuals or educational journals. Definitions are based on current usage in textbooks in the areas of educational and psychological measurement and…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Glossaries, Measurement, Psychological Testing
Aronchick, Joel; Burke, Edmund J.
This study assessed the effects of varied rest intervals following a five-minute warm-up upon subsequent ratings of perceived exertion (RPE), heart rate (HR), and state anxiety during an exercise period. The subjects were 16 male college students. Each subject was tested under four experimental conditions following a five-minute warm-up on a…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Exercise (Physiology), Heart Rate, Physical Fitness
Gleser, Leon Jay; Olkin, Ingram – 1972
Statistical inference concerning the parameters of k multivariate normal populations is considered. Several models in which the parameters have certain hierarchical relationships are discussed, in particular as related to testing the hypothesis that k psychological tests are parallel forms of the same test. The report contains the following…
Descriptors: Hypothesis Testing, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Models, Psychological Testing

Joslyn, Dan; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
The Embellishment score on the Memory-For-Designs Test (MFD) may be a useful predictor of confabulation. Male (N=16) patients who were judged by staff to be habitual confabulators embellished their drawings on the MFD twice as frequently as a group of 16 patients of similar age (40-80) and diagnosis judged to be nonconfabulators. (Author)
Descriptors: Credibility, Memory, Mental Disorders, Predictive Measurement

Wagner, Edwin E. – Journal of Counseling and Development, 1987
Reviews the new "Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing" (1985) (Standards), the latest in a series of five publications intended to inform professionals who use tests of the best available technical and ethical recommendations regarding testing practices and procedures. Describes the Standards, compares it with the 1984…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Counseling, Educational Testing, Ethics

Kolotkin, Ronette L.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1987
Determined Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) characteristics' association with binge-eating severity among obese women. Indicated much variability in binge severity among obese women seeking treatment. MMPI characteristics were significantly related to binge severity. As binge severity increased, so did psychological disturbance,…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Females, Obesity, Personality Measures

Bracken, Bruce A.; Fagan, Thomas K. – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Eighty practitioners with varying levels of experience in the administration of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC)) completed a K-ABC Abilities Matrix to indicate their perceptions of the specific abilities assessed by each of the 10 K-ABC Mental Processing subtests. In only one-half of the judgments did the majority of…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Attitudes, Cognitive Measurement, Examiners

Dodrill, Carl B.; Warner, Molly H. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1988
Used psychiatric, neurological, psychiatric/neurological, and normal subjects to evaluate the relations between the Wonderlic and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale in each sample. Found close relations in all cases, suggesting the value of additional attention to the Wonderlic Personnel Test as a brief measure of intelligence. (ASuthor/KS)
Descriptors: Adults, Correlation, Intelligence, Intelligence Tests

Handelsman, Mitchell M.; And Others – American Mental Health Counselors Association Journal, 1986
The content and process of individual psychological testing can facilitate family therapy goals. Relevant research on the Barnum effect is reviewed, and an illustrative case is presented. (Author)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Family Counseling, Individual Psychology, Psychological Testing

Hare, Robert D. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1985
Compared several clinical-behavioral and self-report measures of psychopathy in a sample of 274 male prison inmates. Found much stronger agreement among the clinical-behavioral measures (ratings, checklist, and DSM-III) than among the self-report measures. Agreement between these two measurement domains was, with few exceptions, rather poor. (BH)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Prisoners, Psychological Evaluation
Pournelle, Jerry – Popular Computing, 1984
Argues that, although expert systems--which are supposed to give users all the advantages of consulting with human experts--can be useful for medical diagnosis, where tests tend to be reliable, they can be hazardous in such areas as psychological testing, where test reliability is difficult to measure. (MBR)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Clinical Diagnosis, Computer Software, Computers

Vieweg, Bruce W.; Hedlund, James L. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1984
Describes the Psychological Screening Inventory, a relatively brief, easy to administer, and score screening instrument. A comprehensive review of the empirical literature suggests moderate reliability, generally stable factor structure, and adequate validity, particularly for use with college undergraduates, with reformatory and prison inmates,…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Psychological Testing, Screening Tests, Test Use

Tyler, Leona E. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 1984
Contends that one basic limitation of measurement techniques is that tests cannot measure unique characteristics, but only traits common to many people. Discusses limitations regarding intelligence, interest, and personality tests and concludes that test scores give us clues to be followed rather than definite measurements. (LLL)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Predictive Measurement, Psychological Testing, Test Interpretation