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14880
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| Year |
3
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| Semester |
S2
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
T(30H)/TP(30H)
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| Scientific area |
Psychology
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Entry requirements |
-
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Mode of delivery |
Face-to-face.
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Work placements |
N/A.
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Learning outcomes |
The aim of the course is for students to understand the theoretical and ethical foundations of the psychological assessment process.
Therefore, at the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. Know the purpose of Psychological Assessment (PA) as a specific and distinctive element of the scientific and professional activity of psychologists.
2. Understand the need to use various methods/techniques/instruments and informants in the PA process, as well as the impact of psychological processes on decision-making in PA (heuristics, biases and errors).
3. Identify key technical, psychometric and ethical/deontological issues relating to the use of PA methods/techniques/instruments.
4. Understand the objectives, characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of each of the PA methodologies explored (interviews, direct observation, behavioral assessment scales).
5. Identify and acquire information sharing/communication skills in the PA process.
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Syllabus |
1 Introduction to Psychological Assessment: Functions and Origin
a) Concept of Psychodiagnosis, Psychological Testing, Measurement and Psychological Assessment.
b) Synthesis of the History of Psychological Assessment.
2. Properties of Psychological Assessment Instruments
a) Construction and Adaptation of Psychological Assessment Tests;
b) Metric Properties of Assessment Techniques: Fidelity and Validity;
c) Scoring of Psychological Assessment Tests.
3. Ethical and Social Implications of Psychological Assessment.
4. Psychological Assessment: Process and Techniques
a) Phases of the Psychological Assessment Process
b) Psychological Assessment Interview
c) Observation
d) Psychological tests
e) Assessment scales
f) Other Processes/Techniques.
5. Psychological Report.
6. Recipients and Contexts of Psychological Assessment.
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Main Bibliography |
American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, American Council on Measurement in Education (2014). Standards for educational and psychological testing (3rd ed.). American Educational Research Association.
Cohen, R. J., Schneider, W. J., & Tobin, R. M. (2022). Psychological Testing and Assessment: An Introduction to Tests and Measurement (10th Ed.). McGrawHill.
Fernández-Ballesteros, R. (2013). Evaluación psicológica: conceptos, métodos y estudio de casos (2nd Ed.). Pirámide.
Geisinger, K.F. (Ed.) (2013). APA handbook of testing and assessment in psychology. American Psychological Association.
Groth-Marnat, G., & Wright, A. J. (Eds.) (2016). Handbook of psychological assessment (6th ed). Wiley.
Julie A. Suhr (2015). Psychological assessment: A problem-solving approach. Guilford.
Urbina, S. (2014). Essentials of psychological testing. John Wiley & Sons.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
The unit will be assessed through two individual tests of theoretical knowledge and eight theoretical-practical activities.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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