PSB_104 Exercises in psychological assessment - personality tests

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Iva Burešová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
Timetable
Mon 11:40–13:15 C42
Prerequisites
PSA_0SZ Comprehensive Examination && (! PSKB_104 Ex. in psych. assessm. )
PSA_0SZ Students’ active attendance is required.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide practical experience in personality testing. Usage and limitations of psychodiagnostic methods in process of administration, scoring, their interpretation and ethical aspects will be discussed. Choice of methods is based on needs and interests of course attendants. After completion of the course students will be able to work with selected high power tests and they be oriented in the way of administration. At the end of the course students will be able to describe and understatnd the structure of interpretation results of the methods used.
Syllabus
  • 1. Theoretical background. The principles of the diagnostic methods usage. The possibilities and the limitations of the different diagnostic procedures and methods. Risks. The ethical aspects. 2. Practical training: the administration of the chosen methods (intelligence tests, tests of the special aptitudes and the particular mental functions). 3. Discussion on the experiences with methods.
Literature
  • SVOBODA, Mojmír. Psychologická diagnostika dospělých (Psychological adults diagnostic). 1st ed. Praha: Portál, 1999, 344 pp. Studium. ISBN 80-7178-327-7. info
  • KOLUCHOVÁ, Jarmila and Svatopluk MORÁVEK. Psychologická diagnostika dětí a mládeže. Vyd. 2. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 1991, 175 s. info
  • RAPAPORT, David. Diagnostic psychological testing. Edited by Robert R. Holt. London: University of London Press, 1968. ISBN 0-340-11751-6. info
  • Manuály k jednotlivým diagnostickým metodám.
Teaching methods
2 hours per week, group and individual work of students, discussion of the results obtained.
Assessment methods
Prerequisite to colloquium is 80% attendance and case study about the results of the self-administered methods.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1998, Spring 1999, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012.
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