William Brown, Godfrey Hilton Thomson

The Essentials of Mental Measurement

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1916, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the principles and practices of psychological testing. Written by Godfrey Hilton Thomson and William Brown, both noted psychologists of their time, the book covers a wide range of topics related to mental measurement, from intelligence testing to personality assessment. With clear explanations and practical examples, the book is an essential resource for anyone interested in the field of psychology. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 503g
• ISBN-13: 9781019903056
• ISBN-10: 1019903058
• Artikelnr.: 69474491

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1. Psychophysics: 1. Mental measurement
2. The elementary theory of probability
3. The psychophysical methods
4. Skewness and heterogeneity in psychophysical data
Part II. Correlation: 5. Introduction to correlation
6. The mathematical theory of correlation
7. The influence of selection
8. The correction of raw correlation coefficients
9. The theory of general ability
10. A sampling theory of ability
11. The present position (1924)
12. The mathematical and experimental evidence for the existence of a central intellective factor (g)
13. A test of the theory of two factors
14. Recent developments of statistical method in psychology
15. The factorial analysis of ability
Appendix 1. Tables
Appendix 2. A list of definite integrals of frequent occurrence in probability work
Index.