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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254802903321

Autore

Slaney Kathleen

Titolo

Validating Psychological Constructs [[electronic resource] ] : Historical, Philosophical, and Practical Dimensions / / by Kathleen Slaney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017

ISBN

1-137-38523-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XI, 308 p. 1 illus.)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in the Theory and History of Psychology, , 2946-2460

Disciplina

150.724

Soggetti

Psychology, Experimental

Psychology—Methodology

Psychology

Social sciences—History

Psychometrics

Experimental Psychology

Psychological Methods

Behavioral Sciences and Psychology

History of Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1 Introduction -- Part I: The Historical Dimension of Construct Validity -- 2 Historical Precursors and Early Testing Theory -- 3 The Birth of Construct Validity Theory 4 Construct Validity: Developments and Debates -- 5 Recent Accounts of (Construct) Validity -- Part II: The Philosophical Dimension of Construct Validity -- 6 The Philosophical Backdrop of Construct Validity -- 7 Philosophical Sketches of Construct Validity Theory -- 8 Some Conceptual Housecleaning -- Part III: The Pragmatic Dimension of Construct Validity -- 9 Construct Validation: View from the “Trenches” -- 10 Revisiting Possibilities for Construct Validity Theory.

Sommario/riassunto

This book critically examines the historical and philosophical foundations of construct validity theory (CVT), and how these have and continue to inform and constrain the conceptualization of validity and its application in research. CVT has had an immense impact on how



researchers in the behavioural sciences conceptualize and approach their subject matter. Yet, there is equivocation regarding the foundations of the CVT framework as well as ambiguities concerning the nature of the “constructs” that are its raison d’etre. The book is organized in terms of three major parts that speak, respectively, to the historical, philosophical, and pragmatic dimensions of CVT. The primary objective is to provide researchers and students with a critical lens through which a deeper understanding may be gained of both the utility and limitations of CVT and the validation practices to which it has given rise. .