Psychological Assessment in Placement (SUPK_156)
About Study Course
Objective
To expand knowledge of cognitive processes and personality research methods and principles of processing and analysing research results; to provide opportunity to apply the acquired knowledge of the cognitive process and personality research in practice; to develop and upgrade skills of drawing up a plan for studying cognitive processes and personality; to conduct cognitive process and personality research under supervision of a supervisor and process, analyse and interpret its results to prepare a description of the research results, and inform the client of the results of the research.
Prerequisites
General Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Psychophysiology, Pathopsychology, Research of Cognitive Processes, Personality Research, Biological Basics of Psyche, Clinical Psychology, Personality Psychology, Cognitive Process and Personality Research.
Learning outcomes
Students are familiar with and describe the conditions, requirements and specifics of psychological research in cognitive processes; explain the peculiarities of psychological research of different age groups.
Students reasonably argue about methods of psychological research of cognitive processes and principles of processing and analysing the results; reasonably and critically evaluate the methods of psychological research on the conformity of cognitive processes to different age groups.
Students independently critically evaluate the conformity of the method of psychological research of cognitive processes to different age groups; use psychological research methods of cognitive process in individual work with the client, plan and implement the research of the client's cognitive processes, process, analyse and interpret the acquired data within their competence, correctly form the results of the research of the cognitive processes, prepare an overview of the research results and provide the client with a feedback on them, cooperate with the client according to the basic principles of professional and general ethics.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, LFPSb | 4 | Bachelor’s | Required | Aija Dudkina | |
| Psychology, PSbN | 4 | Bachelor’s | Required | Aija Dudkina, Gunita Skaldere-Darmudasa | |
| Psychology, PSb | 4 | Bachelor’s | Required | Aija Dudkina |
