Study Guide for summaries with Psychometrics: An introduction by Furr

Study Guide with summaries and study assistance for:

• Book title: Psychometrics
• Subtitile: An introduction
• Author: Furr
• Edition: 4th edition and 3rd edition

Overview mandatory study material and examinfo

BLOCK 1

Developmental Psychopathology

• Study material:
  • Abnormal child and adolescent psychology with DSM-V updates by Wicks-Nelson & Israel, 9th edition
  • Articles via Brightspace
• Examinfo: the final grade is a weighted average of the multiple choice exam (70%) and the work-group sessions (30%)

Psychometrics

• Study material:
  • Psychometrics: An introduction by Furr, 4th edition
  • Workbook Psychometrics to order via Readeronline
  • Additional texts via Brightspace
• Examinfo: the final grade is a weighted average of the multiple choice exam (60%) and the practical skills test (40%)

Stress, Health and Disease

• Study material:
  • Articles and book chapters via Brightspace
  • In past years this was: Stress and Health: Biological and Psychological Interactions van Lovallo, 3rd edition
• Examinfo: the final grade is a weighted average of the multiple choice exam (70%) and the work group assignment (30%)

Perspective on Career Planning (POCP)

• Study material:
  • Articles and/or bookspace via Brightspace, examples include:
  • Mitchell, K. E., Al Levin, S. and Krumboltz, J. D. (1999), Planned Happenstance: Constructing Unexpected Career Opportunities. Journal of Counseling & Development, 77: 115–124.
  • Lent, R.W. & Brown, S.D. (2013). Social cognitive model of career self-management: Toward a unifying view of adaptive career behavior across the life span. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 60, 557-568
• Examinfo: the final grade is a weighted average of several subassignments

BLOCK 2

Consciousness

• Study material:
  • The Science of Consciousness: Waking, Sleeping and Dreaming by Harley – 1st edition
• Examinfo: the final grade is a weighted average of the exam (60%), a paper (30%), and pitch (10%)

Group Dynamics

• Readings:
  • Group Dynamics by Forsyth – 7th edition with the exception of chapters 1,2 and 16
  • Lord of the Flies by Golding
• Examinfo: the final grade is a weighted average of the exam (60%) and two writing assignments (40%)

Psychodiagnostics

• Readings:
  • Psychological Testing and Assessment by Van der Molen e.a., Custom Leiden University edition
• Examinfo: the final grade is a weighted average of the multiple choice exam (60%) and the workgroup grade (40%)

BLOCK 3

Interpersonal Professional Skills

• Readings:
  • Group Dynamics, an introduction by Remmerswaal - 1st edition
  • Psychological Communication by van der Molen e.a. - 2nd edition
• Examinfo: The final grade is determined on the basis of the assessment of the following 3 skills: interview skills, reflective skills and professional development. Students are required to have a satisfactory score for all 3.