Pyc4807 Psychological Testing

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER TO MY NOTES!

These are my first draft personal study notes taken from a combination of readings from:

1. Psychological Assessment in the SA context (2005), 2nd ed (edited Foxcroft and Roodt)

2. Dr M Mazabow’s Psyc Assessment study guide (the so called Boston Notes) – many of my chapter notes are a direct copy of Dr Mazabow’s format and summary of his info which I referred to extensively.

3. My notes are not intended as a substitute for either the text book or the Boston notes

The “Focus points” in the intro to my notes are from TL 104/2008 which I am personally putting a lot of faith in!

I have done a small comparison of some past exam papers (2004, 2005, & 2007, from the Boston Notes) and the questions appear to follow each assignment’s “Aims” (always a good place to start since this is what the lecturers want you to come out of the course knowing). These aims you will find in TL101/2008 at the start of each Assignment instruction and begin with the words “The aim of this assignment is…”

I may have left entire sections out or may have misunderstood some contexts (both the foregoing apply particularly to assignment 2 – Psychometric Properties! I had great difficulty getting through this section.) Same applies to my understanding of the EXAM REQUIREMENT if you feel I have misinterpreted it please follow your own understanding or check with UNISA.

1. EXAM REQUIREMENT

a. Exam Questions

i. Year Mark (20%)

ii. SECTION A: 20 X Multiple choice (assume 20%)

iii. SECTION B: 3 out of 5 essay questions (assume 20% per question)

b. Syllabus

i. Know theory as discussed in relevant sections of prescribed book...