In 1924 Easby-Grave 1 published the results of an investigation of 500 first grade children in Philadelphia. The object of her study was to determine standards for certain psychological tests at that age-grade level for purposes of clinical classification and diagnosis, and if possible by means of these tests, to throw new light on the problem of the first-grade child. The present study represe...

This study examined demographic characteristics and social interaction preferences of auditors. We incorporate the FIRO-B as a set of potentially significant explanatory variables. While FIRO-B has been used to evaluate public accountants, this is the first reported study to score the social interaction preferences of internal auditors. Moreover, this is the first study to compare internal and ...

In this brief primer, we provide an outline of key issues that will help psychologists organize and prepare their expert testimony. These issues include the need to obtain essential sources of research, a review of the actual legal standards regarding admissibility of test data in expert testimony, the nature of the expert relative to the assessment instrument in expert testimony, the nature of...

Twenty-eight patients with epilepsy were seen on two occasions at an interval of three months. On one session anticonvulsant serum levels were high and on the other session the serum levels were lower. On each of the two sessions patients performed a series of psychological tests and had a blood sample taken for the analysis of anticonvulsant serum concentrations. Seizure frequency in the previ...

Dundee W HEN a community is under observation it is always necessary to define its social 1 1 structure. This is because observed differences between its members may be the result of differences in mode of life, opportunity and culture. The 'artificial practice' is no exception. The need for a social study is reinforced by the fact that psychological tests were used, and their results cannot be...

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two kinds of reinforcements, tangible reinforcements and social reinforcements, on the academic achievement of eighth-grade female students with intellectual disabilities in the science subject. The study was an experimental method by pretest, with a control group. The participants of the study comprised 45 female students with intel...

Testing of personality characteristics, intelligence, aptitude, or achievement is sometimes performed to assist with diagnosis and/or treatment planning for behavioral health disorders. However, the clinical utility and cost-effectiveness of formal psychological testing have been questioned. In most situations, clinical interviews and brief assessment instruments provide sufficient information ...

Early in 1915 the Philadelphia School of Pedagogy in co-operation with the Division of Medical Inspection and the Department of Instruction of the Public Schools organized a system of psychological testing of the pupils in the special classes. Although the public schools have had the advantage of the active co-operation of the Psychological Clinic of the University of Pennsylvania, it has been ...

Testing of personality characteristics, intelligence, aptitude, or achievement is sometimes performed to assist with diagnosis and/or treatment planning for behavioral health disorders. However, the clinical utility and cost-effectiveness of formal psychological testing have been questioned. In most situations, clinical interviews and brief assessment instruments provide sufficient information ...

The semantics, or meaning, of validity is a fluid concept in educational and psychological testing. Contemporary controversies surrounding this concept appear to stem from the proper location of validity. Under one view, validity is a property of score-based inferences and entailed uses of test scores. This view is challenged by the instrument-based approach, which contends that tests themselve...