Test and Measurement

Test and Measurement (PSY 210) Faculty: Faculty of Arts Programme: Special Degree (Psychology) Department: Pschology Course code: SY210 Course Title: Test and Measurement Status: Compulsary Prerequisities: Credit hours: 1 Lecture/Discussion hours: 15 objective/s nd Rationale (See below for details) Course content: (See below for details) Method of Evaluation: (See below for details) Prescribed texts: (See below for details) References: (See below for details) Objective and rationale The objective of this course is to provide an understanding of psychometrics and methods/code of conducting Psychological testing in the field of Psychology. Though psychology has taken a part in our day to day life, testing practices are not familiar to majority of us. Psychological tests fall into several categories. Here we supposed to teach students these subsidiaries of Psychological testing in a broad manner. Psychological testing is highly usable in educational setting and many other psycho social contexts in variety of ways. But most of the tests don’t have any validity and reliability in terms of the usages of the tests. Fallowing this course, undergraduate will be able to acquire knowledge on psychological testing in a special contextual area. Course Content • Introduction to Psychological Testing • Historical Background in Psychological Testing • Developing Psychological Tests – Different Types of Reliability • Developing Psychological Tests – Different Types of Validity • Norms & Standardization • Intelligence Tests I • Intelligence Tests II • Aptitude Tests • Creativity Tests • Achievement Tests • Personality Tests - I • Personality Tests - II • Measuring interests and attitudes • Ethical Consideration in Psychological Testing Structure – Teaching Methodology& Indicative Time Allocation Total Number of Lecture Hours = 30Hrs Two Filed Assignments Related to Early Childhood Development = ( 7.5 + 7.5) Hrs Mode of Evaluation Written Examination - 60% Field Based Assignments – 40% Prescribed Tests Anastasi, A., & Urbina, S. (1997). Psychological testing (7th Eds). Delhi: Pearson Education Inc McDaniel. (1994). Understanding educational measurement. USA: McGraw Hill.. Biological Foundation of Human Behavior (PSY 209) Faculty: Faculty of Arts Programme: Special Degree (Psychology) Department: Psychology Course code: PSY 209 Course Title: Biological Foundation of Human Behavior Status: Compulsory Prerequisites: Credit hours: 1 Lecture/Discussion hours: 15 Objective/s and Rationale (See below for details) Course content: (See below for details) Method of Evaluation: (See below for details) Prescribed texts: (See below for details) References: (See below for details) Objective and rationale Basic aim of this course is to getting understand about, How Psychology manipulated by physiology? How our nerves system evaluated into the stages of mental health development? In addition, Mind body relationship and its influence on the development of the Physiological Psychology. Moreover students are to be taught some biological imbalance on stressfully situations and the Biology of Learning /memory. Methodological knowledge that we teach for the students who are fallowing the course consists the matters that highly use in the terms of experimental techniques both in Structural and functional level. Course Content Theme One - PSYCHOLOGY AND BIOLOGY • What is Psychology? Main Orientation of modern Psychology Physiological Psychology • Philosophical options- the mind body relationship Historical roots:: Aristotle, Descartes,Spinoza,… 17th century: Mind Body dualiam 18th century:Mind, Matter, and Monism 19th century:Mind and Brain • Nerves system: the phylogenic evaluation Development of the nerves system in invertebrates. Evaluation of the brain in vertebrates The “pathic”,”iconic” and “noetic” stages. • Human nerves system: the ontogenic development Genesis of the nervous system Development of the nervous system after birth Towards an interdisciplinary approach (Neuroscience). Theme Two - METHODOLOGY • Experimental techniques Strucural studies: macroscopic anatomy. Medical imaging,microcopic anatomy. Contribution of other disciplines:ethology,genetics, Neurochemistry,psychpharmocology. Contribution of other disciplines:ethology,genetics, Neurochemistry,psychopharmocolog. Theme Three -THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM. • Neuroanatomy:macroscopic study Circulatory system and mechanical annexes Central Nervous system Peripheral Nervous system • Neuroanatomy: microscopic study Main bases of cellular biology Specificity of nervous cells Synapses Glial cells • Neurophysiology Electric activity of neurons: restingand action potentials. Synaptic transmission: neurotransmitters. Functions of Glial cells. • Endocrinology Endocrine glands Hormonal secretions Theme four - ANATOMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF….. ……Perception • Different sensory modalities- mainly audition and vision • Perception of forms • Perception of space …….Learning • Elementary forms of learning: habituation,classical and instrumental conditioning.,Classical laws. • Modern tendencies: contributions of cognitive sciences and ethology. ************* Recommended reading 1. C. Darwin, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favored Races in the struggle for life, 1859. 2. B.T. Donovan, Hormones and Human behavior, Cambridge Un.Press,1985 3. H.Gleitman,Psycholgy(4th Ed), New york,W.W.Norton and Co.,1994 4. V.Grant, the Origin of adaptations,Columbia Un.press,New york,1971. 5. S.P. Grossman, A textbook of physiological Psychology, New York,1967 Applied Psychology Faculty: Faculty of Arts Programme: Special Degree (Psychology) Department: Psychology Course code: PSY 209 Course Title: Applied Psychology Status: Compulsory Prerequisites: Credit hours: 1 Lecture/Discussion hours: 15 Objective/s and Rationale (See below for details) Course content: (See below for details) Method of Evaluation: (See below for details) Prescribed texts: (See below for details) References: (See below for details) Objective and rationale As Psychology play a major role in human relationships its’ application into our general life style is immense. Application the psychology into the areas such as organizational, Educational, Sports and Aesthetic, health and community level is controversial and essential. But there are some ethical and legal issues in using psychology as application. Especially in consumers’ affair sector, there should some limitations of using applied psychology. Major aim of this course is to develop undergraduate awareness on Psychology as a subject which has practical usage and letting them to understand human factors in the field of applied psychology. Course content • What is Applied Psychology? • Applied psychology for life style - Psychology of Body Language - Psychology of Fashion. - Psychology of Ergonomics. • Psychology of Consumer affairs -Advertising and Persuasion - psychology in Web designing/Internet/Media -Ethical considerations of practical applications of Psychology of the feild. • Military Psychology -Counselling and treatment of stress/fatigue in combat operations -Psychological Traumas in the field -Training special forces with psycholgy. - Testing practices in the Military field. * Persnlaity tests for selecting employees. * Other psychological tests in military feild. • Sports psychology - Team building and Team cohesion - Motivation - Stress and Anxiety in Sports. • Health psychology /Community Psychology - Health Psychology in Clinical/Public/Community level. - Effective behaviours for healthy body and mind. - Improving affairs in health sector * Doctor/nurses - patient relationship * Effective way of Presenting bad news to the people. • Applied Educational Psychology - Psychological methods to develop communication of student - Arts and aesthetical activities to enhance educational performance shown by students (Music Therophy) • Applied counselling skilss for life style. -(Empathy/Active listning/Genuiness/sense of Humor,etc..) 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