Psychological assessment
Dr A P Greenway
8 points
* 3 hours per week
* Second semester
* Clayton
*
Prerequisites: Completion of an approved major sequence in psychology
Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should have acquired a basic knowledge of the range of psychological tests and assessment instruments; be able to administer the basic intelligence and personality tests; and have acquired a grounding in psychometric theory.
Synopsis Topics to be covered include the psychometric bases of assessment, an introduction to the practice of clinical assessment in psychology, and a systematic treatment of the major methods of personality assessment including objective, projective and behavioural instruments and clinical judgement.
Assessment Seminar participation
* Procedures including case studies
and take home examinations: 100%
Prescribed texts
Anastasi A Psychological testing Macmillan, 1990
Recommended texts
Aiken L R Assessment of intellectual functioning Allyn and Bacon, 1987
Aiken L R Assessment of personality Allyn and Bacon, 1989
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