Psychological Assessment

Catalog description

HD 3225 introduces students to psychological assessment. This course will explore the basic methods, concepts, and challenges in the development and use of psychological tests. We will cover the conceptual, scientific, and methodological principles that guide test development. We will explore assessment of intelligence, aptitudes, achievement, personality, motivation, and psychopathology. We will discuss multimodal psychological evaluations and how they can be used to inform decision making (for instance forensic, ADHD, learning disability, compensation and pension evaluations, and etermining eligibility for services) in addition to ethics. Throughout the course, students should gain an understanding of the scientific manner in which psychological tests are constructed and evaluated, the different types of psychological testing, and the utility of psychological testing, as well as its strengths and weaknesses.