Psychological Tests Health Article

BOOKS

The American Psychological Association. Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. Washington, DC: APA Press, 1985.

The Buros Institute of Mental Measurements at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The Twelfth Mental Measurements Yearbook, ed. Jane C. Conoley and James C. Impara. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1995.

Keyser, Daniel J., and Richard C. Sweetland, eds. Test Critiques. Vols. 1-10. Kansas City: Test Corporation of America, 1984-1992; Austin: Pro-ed, 1993-1994.

Maddox, Taddy. Tests: A Comprehensive Reference for Assessments in Psychology, Education, and Business. 4th ed. Austin: Pro-ed, 1997.

Shore, Milton F, et al. When Your Child Needs Testing. New York: Crossroad Publishing, 1992.

Wodrich, David L. Children's Psychological Testing: A Guide for Nonpsychologists. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing, 1997.

ORGANIZATIONS

American Psychological Association (APA). 750 First St. NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242. (202) 336-5700. <ttp://www.apa.org>.

The ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation. 1131 Shriver Laboratory (Bldg 075), University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. <http://ericae.net>.

Paula Anne Ford-Martin

KEY TERMS

Norms—A fixed or ideal standard; normative or mean score for a particular age group.

Psychopathology—A mental disorder or illness, such as schizophrenia, personality disorder, or major depressive disorder.

Quantifiable—Can be expressed as a number. The results of quantifiable psychological tests can be translated into numerical values, or scores.

Representative sample—A random sample of people that adequately represent the test taking population in age, gender, race, and socioeconomic standing.

Standardization—The process of determining established norms and procedures for a test to act as a standard reference point for future test results.