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Die auf G.Th. Fechner zuruckgehende Idee, eine psychophysikalische Skala so zu konstruieren, dass die Proportionen, mit denen ein Reiz im Urteil einer Person einen anderen Reiz dominiert, in Ab- stande der Reize auf dieser Skala -ubersetzt- werden, fuhrt formal zu einer probabilistischen Version additiv-verbundener Metrisierung, der Fechner-Struktur. Algebraische und probabilistische Eigen- schaften einer Fechner-Struktur sowie verschiedene Verfahren der Parameterschatzung konnen folglich allgem...

Du stehst auf Kriegsfuß mit Inferenzstatistik, Hypothesentesten, SPSS usw., aber Du traust Dich oft nicht, vermeintlich dumme Fragen zu stellen? Stoffel, eine der drei Hauptpersonen dieses Statistiklehrbuchs für Einsteiger, stellt sie für Dich – und seine Freunde Stefanie und Stevie helfen ihm, Antworten zu finden. Höre den drei Freunden bei ihren Gesprächen über Statistik zu und lerne dabei, welche Testverfahren es gibt, wann man welchen Test anwendet und wie man diese ganz praktisch mit SPSS d...

The leading text in appraisal for counselors, is a thorough overview covering basic measurement theory and all relevant tests.  It provides guidance on how and when to use tests in different environments with different populations, and practical guidance on basic procedures like test selection, administration, and reporting.  Key revisions include significant expansion of measurement foundations, separate chapters on validity and reliability as well as a new chapter on "Understanding Test Scores...

For decades, The Rorschach Inkblot Method (RIM)--the most popular of the projective tests--has been routinely employed for personality assessment and treatment planning. But in recent years, it has not been free from controversy. Criticisms of its validity and empirical support are catalyzing new efforts to strengthen its foundations and document its broad utility. Among the most common--yet also most confusing and challenging--categories of clinical disorders is the personality disorders. Howev...

Personality Assessment provides an overview of the most popular self-report and performance-based personality assessment instruments. Designed with graduate-level clinical and counseling psychology programs in mind, the book serves as an instructional text for courses in objective or projective personality assessment. It provides coverage of eight of the most popular assessment instruments used in the United States—from authors key in creating, or developing the research base for these test inst...

Methodological Problems with the Academic Sources of Popular Psychology: Context, Inference, and Measurement examines the relationship between academic and popular psychology from a critical perspective with a focus on issues of methodology. The monograph traces the path from ideas in reputable popular psychology back to the original academic research tradition from which the claims were generated. It also addresses the conceptual and methodological controversies with respect to the original res...

Das Buch liefert eine Einfuhrung in die Datenauswertung mit der frei erhaltlichen Statistiksoftware R. Die wichtigsten statistischen Verfahren in den Human- und Sozialwissenschaften werden ausfuhrlich an Beispielen erlautert und mit Diagrammen illustriert. Neben den klassischen univariaten Verfahren werden auch zahlreiche nonparametrische und multivariate Methoden beschrieben. Fur die 2.Auflage wurden die Neuerungen der Version R 2.14 eingearbeitet und die Abschnitte zu Regression, Resampling-Ve...

This comprehensive text fills a huge void in the field! Romel W. Mackelprang and Richard O. Salsgiver introduce an empowerment approach to working with persons with disabilities -- a direction that lights the way for human service workers and provides clients with greater independence and resilience. The authors are ardent in their desire to empower persons with disabilities by building on their strengths. This comprehensive book features a ground-breaking, strengths-based approach that fills a...

'Absorbing' - The Guardian'Are You Listening? is a real gem: full of insights about the human psyche, non-fiction, as gripping as a novel' - Miranda Levy, author of THE INSOMNIA DIARIES on TwitterIt is very rare as an adult to find a place where you are not judged, where you can be open, honest and vulnerable: that is exactly what coaching provides. Through twenty stories from her 32 years in the coaching room, Jenny demonstrates how even the most successful people can be held back by doubts, li...