Perspectives on the discipline of psychological assessment are provided thr
ough reflections on a classic article by Hunt (1946). review of current iss
ues, and a projection of changes likely to occur over the next fifty years.
Topics covered include the place of idiosyncratic qualitative responses. t
est design. clinical judgment, managed care, financial efficacy over emphas
is on pathology, treatment planning, status of projectives, ecological vali
dity, relationship between theory and tests; innovations in scale construct
ion. and computer-assisted assessment. Future predictions relate to innovat
ions in computer-assisted assessment, practitioner roles in an increasingly
automated environment, the future of traditional tests, and human-rights i
ssues. (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons. Inc.