Review of Measurement in psychology

Abstract

Reviews the book, Measurement in psychology by Thelma Hunt (1936). The whole field of psychological testing is the subject matter of this text, which covers the following: the place of measurement in psychology; measurement of intellectual qualities, aptitudes, achievement, and the more general traits of personality; measurement in industrial and personnel fields; and physiological measurements in psychology. Dr. Hunt has attempted to give a general survey of the whole field of testing, a task which imposes a definite limitation--severe brevity on the writer's treatment of any one field of testing. It seems to this reviewer that, by judicious selection and by clear and concise presentation, the writer has all but surmounted this limitation. The student upon finishing the book will have gamed a clear picture of the methods, uses, and results of testing in a number of different fields, with illustrative material drawn from a few of the better known tests in the respective fields. The book abounds in samples of test items, reproduced pages of tests, and in some instances entire tests. The book is well-suited for use as a supplement to more specialized course in testing, and as a text in courses dealing with testing in a more general way. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)