Hobart, Launceston
This unit has been discontinued.
This is an advanced level unit in the Psychology major
Introduction
The series of lectures in psychological assessment provides a comprehensive coverage of psychological assessment, with an emphasis on the assessment of adults. The lectures aim to promote an understanding of fundamental concepts in assessment and an awareness of issues in the use of assessment data. Topics focus on psychological testing and include test standardisation, validity and reliability in traditional tests. The lectures also aim to familiarise students with the major ability and personality tests, as well as ethical issues in administering such tests, interpreting test results and the application of test results in everyday life. Throughout this unit students will also consider how psychological assessment might be influenced by diverse cultural backgrounds.
The series of lectures in individual differences reviews some of the issues related to the psychological concept of intelligence and major theories of cognitive abilities, and considers the psychometric structures proposed for personality. The lecture series also examines individual differences in motivation and emotion. The influence of individual differences in applied settings is also considered.
In practical classes students participate in exercises linked to the lectures. The uses and limitations of assessment data are examined, and students gain hands-on experience of assessment techniques, scale development and validation, interpretation of test results, and exploration of individual differences.
Summary 2020
| Unit name | Individual Differences and Psychological Assessment |
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| Unit code | KHA329 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Health and Medicine School of Psychological Sciences |
| Discipline | Psychology |
| Coordinator | Dr Halley Pontes |
| Level | Advanced |
| Available as student elective? | Yes |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | One 2-hr lecture weekly and Ten 2-hr practical classes/activities |
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| Assessment | 2-hr Examination (50%), Assignments totalling 2500 words (50%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Information about any textbook requirements will be available from mid November. |
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| Recommended |
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