TY - BOOK ID - 29904374 TI - Measuring the mind PY - 2005 SN - 9780521844635 0521844630 9780521102841 9780511490026 051149002X 0511113501 9780511113505 1107151953 1280434856 051118171X 0511198574 0511326769 0511112998 0521102847 PB - Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - #SBIB:303H60 KW - Psychometrics. KW - Measurement, Mental KW - Measurement, Psychological KW - Psychological measurement KW - Psychological scaling KW - Psychological statistics KW - Psychology KW - Psychometry (Psychophysics) KW - Scaling, Psychological KW - Psychological tests KW - Scaling (Social sciences) KW - Bijzondere methoden: algemeen KW - Measurement KW - Scaling KW - Methodology KW - Psychometrics KW - Methoden en technieken KW - meettheorie. KW - Health Sciences KW - Psychiatry & Psychology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:29904374 AB - Is it possible to measure psychological attributes like intelligence, personality and attitudes and if so, how does that work? What does the term 'measurement' mean in a psychological context? This fascinating and timely book discusses these questions and investigates the possible answers that can be given response. Denny Borsboom provides an in-depth treatment of the philosophical foundations of widely used measurement models in psychology. The theoretical status of classical test theory, latent variable theory and positioned in terms of the underlying philosophy of science. Special attention is devoted to the central concept of test validity and future directions to improve the theory and practice of psychological measurement are outlined. ER -