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Instrumentality theories: Current uses in psychology.

Psychological Bulletin, 1971
Abstract : A number of psychologists in a variety of areas have proposed that behavior can be predicted from knowledge of the probability of the behavior leading to various outcomes and the evaluation of these outcomes. Theories based on this idea are reviewed in the areas of verbal conditioning, attitudes, and industrial psychology.
Terence R. Mitchell, Anthony Biglan
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Instruments for Psychological Assessment with Latinx Persons

2022
AbstractWhen psychological testing is a critical component of the referral at hand, it is crucial that a careful selection of measures is undertaken. This chapter discusses the importance of carefully selecting psychological measures in the assessment of Latinx groups.
Alfonso Mercado, Amanda Venta
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Terrorism: Psychological and Instrumental Approaches

1999
Terrorism is an extraordinary and extreme form of political behaviour; its historical, political, economic, religious and social causes are far from clear, but it does seem apparent that a major influence is the individual psychology of those who perpetrate such acts.
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Religion as an Instrument of Psychological Warfare

Journal of Social Issues, 1990
Since the beginning of the civil war in El Salvador in 1980, a significant movement toward conversion to evangelical, pentecostal churches has occurred. Social psychology tends to analyze religious conversion on three dimensions: process, motivation, and generality.
Ignacio Martín‐Baró, Tod Sloan
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Microcomputer implementation of an idiographic psychological instrument

International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, 1985
Abstract The use of microcomputers in clinical assessment in psychology and psychiatry is briefly reviewed. An explanation is given of the distinction between nomothetic assessment, based on the statistical comparison of a^erson's performance with a normative sample of his peers, and idiographic assessment allowing the measurement of clinically ...
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Guidelines for translating and adapting psychological instruments

Nordic Psychology, 2009
Translated but unstandardised psychological instruments are widely used in non-English speaking countries. For many of these instruments meagre information is available on the method of translation, extent of adaptations, reliability, validity and other psychometric properties.
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Instrumentation in psychology.

American Psychologist, 1969
J B, Sidowski, S, Ross
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Psychologic and Behavioral Assessment of Childhood Asthma. Part I: Psychologic Instruments

Pediatric Asthma, Allergy & Immunology, 1991
Investigators of childhood asthma often wish to add a psychologic or behavioral instrument to their studies but are uncertain as to the best measure to use. The present review describes a number of valid and reliable instruments that can be employed to assess general and specific personality characteristics, intelligence, achievement, and ...
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Psychological selection of Antarctic personnel: the "SOAP" instrument.

Aviation, space, and environmental medicine, 2007
The potential advantage of including a psychological test battery in the selection process for service in the Antarctic was examined in 348 applicants for employment in Antarctica with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).Applicants were screened with the Selection of Antarctic Personnel battery (SOAP) consisting of nine well-known psychological ...
Grant, Iain, Eriksen, Hege R., Marquis, Peter, Orre, Ingrid J., Palinkas, Lawrence A., Suedfeld, Peter, Svensen, Erling, Ursin, Holger   +7 more
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Objective Tests as Instruments of Psychological Theory

Psychological Reports, 1957
CHAPTER I. EXTENSION OF THE CONCEPT OF VALIDITY A. Critique of classical validity concept B. Construct validity : elucidation of terms -------------______----------------.---.-----------CHAPTER 11. RELATION OF TEST BEHAVIOR TO THEORY A. Test responses as signs and as samples B. The problem of homogeneity ___._____.____.------------.-------------
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