PSKB_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
Prerequisites
PSA_0SZ Comprehensive Examination && (! PSB_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.
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
Instruction block, group and individual work of students, discussion of the results obtained.
Assessment methods
Prerequisite to colloquium is 50% 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 taught: in blocks.
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