Review of Measurements of Human Behavior

Abstract

Reviews the book, Measurements of Human Behavior by Edward B. Greene (1941). It is significant that Greene has entitled his book Measurements (plural) of Human Behavior (not intelligence). The implication is that measurement has expanded in so many directions that the concept of tests is too limited, and that so many forms of behavior are being measured, more or less well, that a book on psychological measurement can no longer be restricted to intelligence with perhaps a chapter thrown in on educational achievement tests. In these days of changing emphases, there was need for such a book. The first seven chapters deal with the basic principles of measurement. Chapters 8 through 19 deal with instruments and results. The final division of the book under the main heading of persistent problems has chapters on the effects of practice on test scores, measurement of growth and senescence, absolute scaling, evaluation of judgments, and measurement of native differences. While making no attempt to be popular or easy, difficult chapters are clearly presented. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)