Psychometrics and Psychological Assessment: Principles and Applications
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- Discusses psychometric issues and empirical studies that speak to same
- Explores the family context in relation to children’s behavioral outcomes
- Features major personality measures as well as their cross cultural variations
- Identifies the importance of coping and resilience in assessing personality and psychopathology
- Examines precursors of aggression and violence for prediction and prevention
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Dr. Carina Coulacoglou is a test developer and the founder of the Projective Fairy Tale Test Society. The Fairy Tale Test (FTT) is a comprehensive personality test for children (6-12 years of age. The test has been standardized in several cultures and is published in 13 languages. She has taught courses on child development and psychological assessment at the University of La Verne (Athens campus), the Mediterranean college and Pantion University of Athens. She has published several articles and books.
Dr. Donald H. Saklofske is Professor, Department of Psychology at The University of Western Ontario, Visiting Professor at Beijing Normal University and International Research Associate, University of Florence. He is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and the Canadian Psychological Association. Don's research focuses on personality, intelligence, individual differences and psychological assessment. He has published more than 300 journal articles, book chapters and books. He is Editor-in-Chief of Personality and Individual Differences and Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment.
