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Validating psychological constructs : historical, philosophical, and practical dimensions

Slaney, Kathleen L., author

Overview

\"This book critically examines the historical and philosophical foundations of construct validity theory (CVT), and how these have and continue to inform and constrain the conceptualization of validity and its application in research. CVT has had an immense impact on how researchers in the behavioural sciences conceptualize and approach their subject matter. Yet, there is equivocation regarding the foundations of the CVT framework as well as ambiguities concerning the nature of the 'constructs' that are its raison d'etre. The book is organized in terms of three major parts that speak, respectively, to the historical, philosophical, and pragmatic dimensions of CVT. The primary objective is to provide researchers and students with a critical lens through which a deeper understanding may be gained of both the utility and limitations of CVT and the validation practices to which it has given rise.\"-- Back cover.

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Subject: Psychological tests Validity. / Psychology Methodology. / Experiential research. / Psychological Tests standards. / Reproducibility of Results. / Validation Studies as Topic. / Models, Psychological. / 77.04 methods and techniques in psychology: general.
• ISBN: 9781137385222, 1137385227

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
BF176.S58 2017	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE