PSY6501 - Intellectual Assessment

(3 units)

This course serves as an introduction to theory and practice of cognitive and intellectual assessment of adults, with additional exposure to the assessment of children and adolescents. Students gain proficiency in the administration, scoring, and interpretation of prominently administered tests, most notably the Wechsler Intelligence Scales. This course emphasizes interpretation of intelligence test scores in the context of clinical behavioral observations, background information, multicultural issues, and theory (developmental, cognitive, and neuropsychological). Intellectual results are integrated with test scores on other measures (e.g., achievement). Case report writing, meaningful translation of test scores, and issues of test bias, test abuse, and test security are emphasized.
Please note there is a mandatory lab assessment fee for this course.