Psychological Testing: Methods, Problems and Applications (U00605)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : PPL-4-PTMPA-PS

This course will cover the construction and use of psychological tests, including an examination of some problematic areas in psychological measurement and in the interpretation of test results. The use of psychological tests in research and applied settings will be described, with a particular focus on research in personality. The course will be focused primarily on concepts in psychometrics and individual differences research rather than detailed statistics, but some ability to deal with statistical ideas is required.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Normally Psychology Methodology 1 (U00651) or equivalent.

Variants

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

Psychological Testing: Methods, Problems and Applications (VS1) (Block 1 only)

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Psychology, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Block 1 only

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 5 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
21/09/2007	11:10	13:00	Room S.1, 7 George Square	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Friday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- Understanding of the key elements of test development, including reliability, validity and the use of factor analysis.
- Understanding of problematic and controversial aspects of psychometrics.
- Ability to assess commercial and public domain tests critically from published information. Understanding and knowledge of research applications of psychometric tests.