EVALUATION AND TESTING

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This course considers the distinction between psychological assessment and testing, and covers a broad range of theories and techniques of psychological measurement. Tests of ability, achievement, aptitude, interests, and personality are studied, as well as uses and limitations of psychological assessment. Content areas include the nature and history of psychological assessment and testing; legal, ethical, and cultural considerations; psychological measurement statistics, norms, reliability , validity, and utility; assessment of intelligence and personality; and applications of psychological assessment within clinical, counseling, educational, forensic, neuropsychological, health, vocational, and organizational settings. Consideration will be given to individ ualized psychological assessment directed toward an understanding of unique and unrepeatable human persons. Prerequisites: PSYC 201, PSYC 230 or STAT 230.