Borsboom Denny
University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam.
Psychometrika. 2006 Sep;71(3):425-440. doi: 10.1007/s11336-006-1447-6. Epub 2006 Sep 23.
This paper analyzes the theoretical, pragmatic, and substantive factors that have hampered the integration between psychology and psychometrics. Theoretical factors include the operationalist mode of thinking which is common throughout psychology, the dominance of classical test theory, and the use of "construct validity" as a catch-all category for a range of challenging psychometric problems. Pragmatic factors include the lack of interest in mathematically precise thinking in psychology, inadequate representation of psychometric modeling in major statistics programs, and insufficient mathematical training in the psychological curriculum. Substantive factors relate to the absence of psychological theories that are sufficiently strong to motivate the structure of psychometric models. Following the identification of these problems, a number of promising recent developments are discussed, and suggestions are made to further the integration of psychology and psychometrics.
本文分析了阻碍心理学与心理测量学融合的理论、实践和实质因素。理论因素包括心理学中普遍存在的操作主义思维模式、经典测验理论的主导地位，以及将“构想效度”用作一系列具有挑战性的心理测量问题的统称。实践因素包括心理学对数学精确思维缺乏兴趣、主流统计程序中心理测量模型的呈现不足，以及心理学课程中数学训练不足。实质因素涉及缺乏足够强大以推动心理测量模型结构的心理学理论。在识别出这些问题之后，讨论了一些近期有前景的发展，并提出了促进心理学与心理测量学融合的建议。
