Reflective measurement models, behavior domains, and common causes

New Ideas in Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 54-64

  Markus, Keith A ^a   Borsboom, Denny ^b  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavior domain theory; Causal theory of measurement; Psychometric theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866525409     PISSN: 0732118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.newideapsych.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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