"The first official detailed investigation of the validity of psychological measurement from beyond its professional ranks was conducted – under the auspices of the British Association for the Advancement of Science – by the Ferguson Committee in 1932. The non-psychologists on the committee concluded that there was no evidence to suggest that psychological methods measured anything, as the additivity of psychological attributes had not been demonstrated..." by Dr Hugh Morrison
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Above conclusion touches the essence of psychological measurement. How do we understand Total Score, General Total Score (Ability Measure), Item Response Theory and Conjoin measurement with this conclusion?