PSY710 Advanced Personality Assessment

This course explores the theoretical bases of personality assessment as well as the use of psychological instruments in the objective and projective assessment of personality traits and characteristics. Students will develop a thorough understanding of psychological testing and measurement principles as applied to personality assessment. Concepts include, but are not limited to reliability, validity, utility, error, bias, group norms, standardization, item analysis and principles and practices in test development. Assessment instruments include, but are not limited to CPI, MMPI-2, MMPI-2-RF, AND MCMI-III, as well as selected projective measures. The impact of culture on personality assessment, methods of incorporating personality test results into psychological reports, and ethical issues pertaining to personality assessment will be examined. Students will have extensive practice in administering, scoring and interpretation of personality assessment instruments.

Credits

3