PSY 408 - Psychological Testing

Semester Hours: 3
Basic items in a psychologist’s toolbox include tests that are used to measure many different types of behaviors. Fundamental to this course are explanations of concepts underlying psychological measurement including reliability, validity, normative and standard scores. Woven throughout the course are clinical examples that highlight ethical and cultural considerations involved in psychological testing. Students will be introduced to select measures of intelligence, academic achievement, emotional functioning and personality. The culmination of our study will be the opportunity to administer, score and write up the results of a psychological test.

Pre-requisites: MAT 221 / PSY 221 - Statistics for Psychology and PSY 321 - Personality Theories. Completion of or concurrent enrollment in PSY 372 - Abnormal Psychology is recommended.