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    October 2025 |Vol. 47, No. 4 PDF icon Download Issue (PDF, 657KB)opens in new window
    Feature article

    Looking through the lens of Differential Item Functioning (DIF): Embracing the many ways of being human

    Evolution of DIF—from its early focus on detecting bias to today's fourth-generation perspective that embraces human diversity and the ways people engage with tests.
    By Bruno D. Zumbo, PhD

    In this issue

    • What’s in a name? A primer for applying content analysis principles in factor interpretation
      Demonstrating the identification of patterns, themes, and meanings when interpreting factor analysis results
      By Danka Maric, MA, Grant A. Fore, PhD, Brandon H. Sorge, PhD, Francesca A. Williamson, PhD, and Julia L. Angstmann, PhD
    • New data on Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales (BARS): Vanishing high inter-rater reliability
      Do BARS rater panels develop their own idiosyncratic grading criteria?
      By Joel P. Wiesen, PhD
    • Message from the APA Division 5 president
      Jolynn Pek, PhD, describes Division 5 initiatives and the 2026 APA Convention program
      By Jolynn Pek, PhD
    • Congratulations to our 2025 APA Division 5 award winners
      Celebrating our award winners
      By Emily J. Shaw
    • Upcoming inaugural call for the Roger E. Kirk Division 5 Author of the Year Award
      Recognizing psychologists contributing to the body of work of quantitative methods
      By Rachel T Fouladi, PhD
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