Through the use of participant observations and the collection of standardized psychological test scores from a sample of 56 street children, their characteristics were examined. The Kohs Block Design measured their intelligence; the Human Figure Drawing and the Bender-Gestalt tests were used to measure emotional and neurological functioning. The data indicated that their mental health was adeq...

The main aim of this chapter is to introduce the reader to the concept of testing and to the principles that underpin the practice of educational and psychological testing. The first part of this chapter is devoted to that aim. A second aim of the chapter is to examine applications of testing under the headings of educational, industrial, and clinical. Examples will be introduced from the autho...

013 Introduction Need for accurate psychological assessment in the field of mental health has been important and well recognized for various reasons and one of them is be t te r conceptualization of the patients for correct diagnosis and their management. In the evolution of psychological tests, there are many which have been proving them effective for this purpose. One of such tests is Rorscha...

The function and potential importance of statistical tests in examining and evaluating substantive and psychological hypotheses is discussed. Psychological hypotheses are sharply distinguished from statistical hypotheses. Decisions on statistical hypotheses must be separated from decisions on psychological hypotheses. Some differences between both kinds of hypotheses are addressed, and the ques...

................................................................................................................................................. 3 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 4 HISTORY OF EMPLOYMENT/PERSONNEL TESTING ............................................................