Psychological Testing History, Principles, and Applications (7th edition – Global) – eBook

Author(s)

Robert Gregory

Dr. Robert Gregory is Professor Emeritus at Wheaton College. He earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Minnesota where he absorbed a healthy respect for the value of empiricism in psychological testing.  He taught at the University of Idaho for twenty three years where he also developed a private practice in assessment.  In his practice, he specialized in the evaluation of intellectual disability and cognitive impairment.  His academic research centered on assessment topics such as subtle cognitive differences in left-handers, the impact of subclinical lead exposure on intelligence, the psychometric qualities of a wide variety of cognitive and personality tests, and meta-analysis. In one phase of his assessment career, he estimates evaluating more than hundred applicants for law enforcement positions. He has taught psychological assessment for more than forty years. On fat least ifty separate occasions, he has offered a course featuring one or another of the Wechsler scales (“Now do this one as quickly as you can, and be sure to tell me when you are finished”).  He was professor of psychology at Wheaton College (Illinois) for 17 years, including 8 years as department chair, and 5 years as director of their doctoral program (Psy.D.) in clinical psychology.  In his spare time he is an ambivalent jogger. He also does watercolors which he stores in a secret compartment in his basement. Robert resides in the Seattle area and maintains an active interest in clinical and testing psychology.