Psychological Testing on the Internet: New Problems, Old Issues

American Psychologist

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 150-162

  Naglieri, Jack A ^a   Drasgow, Fritz ^b   Schmit, Mark ^c   Handler, Len ^d   Prifitera, Aurelio ^e   Margolis, Amy ^f   Velasquez, Roberto ^g,h  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c SHL Litigation Support Group   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^e Harcourt Assessment   (United States)

^f Brooklyn Learning Center   (United States)

^g SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNET; LANGUAGE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW;

CULTURAL DIVERSITY; CULTURE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LANGUAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 2442486399     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.59.3.150     Document Type: Review

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