理论与效用——循证评估中的关键主题：对特刊的评论

Theory and utility--key themes in evidence-based assessment: comment on the special section.

作者信息

McFall Richard M

机构信息

Department of Psychology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405-1301, USA.

出版信息

Psychol Assess. 2005 Sep;17(3):312-23. doi: 10.1037/1040-3590.17.3.312.

DOI:10.1037/1040-3590.17.3.312

PMID:16262457

Abstract

This article focuses on two key themes in the four featured reviews on evidence-based assessment. The first theme is the essential role of theory in psychological assessment. An overview of this complex, multilayered role is presented. The second theme is the need for a common metric with which to gauge the utility of specific psychological tests and measures for specific purposes. A metric from information theory is recommended. The implications of these themes for the four reviews and for the future of psychological assessment in general are discussed.

摘要

本文聚焦于四篇循证评估专题综述中的两个关键主题。第一个主题是理论在心理评估中的重要作用。文中概述了这一复杂、多层次的作用。第二个主题是需要一个通用指标，用以衡量特定心理测试和测量方法在特定目的下的效用。推荐了一个来自信息论的指标。讨论了这些主题对四篇综述以及总体上心理评估未来的影响。