Article evaluated the weaknesses in the WISC because it is used to make far reaching decisions about the educational programs of children. (Author/RK)

This followup to a previous study questioning the use of the Academic Achievement score on the SVIB to predict the academic achievement of women supports the earlier study's results. (HMV)

The purpose of this study was to reexamine the earlier results for two item-writing practices using different methods for developing the instruments. (Author)

A Bayesian Model II approach to the estimation of proportions in m groups is extended to obtain posterior marginal distributions for the proportions. The approach is extended to allow greater use of prior information than previously and the specification of this prior information is discussed. (Author/RC)

The expected reliability of a multiple choice test is maximized by the use of three alternative items. (Author)

Indexes of interrater reliability and agreement are reviewed and suggestions are made regarding their use in counseling psychology research. The distinction between agreement and reliability is clarified and the relationships between these indexes and the level of measurement and type of replication are discussed. (Author)

The hypothesis was tested that subjects fake personality tests by enacting a specific social role, rather than by responding in terms of personality constructs, and that such role faking cannot be detected by validity scales. Results support the hypothesis. (Author)