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020			_a9781138684577
082			_a150.15195 _bSAV-F
100			_aSaville, Peter
100			_aHopton, Tom
245			_aFrom Obscurity To Clarity In Psychometric Testing _b: Selected Works of Professor Peter Saville
260			_bRoutledge Taylor & Francis Group _aNew York _c2016
300			_axvi,231p.
440			_aWorld Library of Psychologists Series
504			_aincludes index
520			_aThe field of psychometrics has a long and varied tradition across the social sciences. A range of academics have sought to understand human consciousness more fully by statistical testing our abilities, personalities, attitudes and beliefs. But perhaps the area where psychometric techniques have had most impact on contemporary society is in employee recruitment, where a range of psychometric tests have become common-place. Professor Peter Saville is one of the pioneers of adapting psychometric testing to the field of occupational psychology and human resource management. In a career of nearly 40 years, his work has been adopted by hundreds of public and private organizations, assessing the suitability of prospective candidates through a range of questionnaires and tests. In this anthology of his work, including both keynote conference address and journal papers, Saville provides a masterly overview of the field of psychometrics, and the key issues and questions that it raises. An ideal companion for any student or researcher of HRM, occupational or organizational psychology, or applied psychology in general, Peter Saville's selected works represent the thinking of one of the most influential psychologists of our time.
650			_aPsychometrics _vSocial aspects
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