An Introduction to Psychological Measurements

Product DescriptionPrimarily intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students of psychology, the book aims to provide a succinct yet reasonably comprehensive account of psychological measurement techniques (psychometry) in a single volume. Written in a lucid style with the authors rich teaching experience, the book focuses on the technique of development and use of psychological tests and scales. It also describes essential features and steps to be followed in constructing a psychological test. The book, divided into three parts, covers psychophysical methods, psychological scaling and test methods and some elementary but essential statistical concepts used in the measurement and interpretation of psychological test data. Besides psychology students, the book will also be useful for undergraduate and postgraduate students of education and professionals in the field of psychology and education.Table of Contents:PrefaceList of FiguresPart I: Nature and Historical Development of Measurement and Psychophysical and Psychological Scaling MethodsChapter 1: The Nature of Psychological MeasurementChapter 2: The Early History of Psychological MeasurementChapter 3: The Psychophysical MethodsChapter 4: The Psychological Scaling MethodsChapter 5: The Rating TechniquesPart II: Nature and Construction of Psychological TestsChapter 6: Psychological Testing MethodsChapter 7: Constructing a Psychological TestChapter 8: The Reliability of a Psychological TestChapter 9: Validity of a Psychological TestChapter 10: Item AnalysisChapter 11: The Use and Interpretation of Test ScoresChapter 12: Miscellaneous TechniquesPart III: Some Simple Statistical Indices Used in Psychological MeasurementChapter 13: Measures of Central Tendency of ScoresChapter 14: Measures of Variations of ScoresChapter 15: Measures of Association (Correlation) between Scores on VariablesChapter 16: Graphic Representation of Test DataChapter 17: The Normal Probability Curve (NPC)Chapter 18: Tests of Significance of Some StatisticsIndexAbout the AuthorP.V. Ramamurti, PhD, Professor and Dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Honorary Director, Centre for Research on Aging, Department of Psychology, SV University, Tirupati. He was a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles (1983), a visiting Fellow at The Max Planck Institute, Berlin (1989), a consultant to the United Nations (1998-2002) and a visiting faculty for international training programme at the United Nations International Institute on Aging, Malta (since 1998). A distinguished teacher and researcher in psychology, Dr. Ramamurti has been a member of UGC and Board of Studies of many universities that enabled him to structure syllabi and understand the needs of students across the country. Dr. Ramamurti has guided a number of research scholars, directed more than 20 projects and has published seven books and about 160 research articles in national and international journals of repute. He is the recipient of several awards including the Basu Medal (API), Award of Excellence (Elders Forum), Lifetime Achievement Award (AGI) and The Swamy Pranavananda Award in Psychology. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Psychologists.