MPCL-007 Handbook on Practicum Experimental Psychology and Psychological Testing

MPCL-007 Handbook on Practicum Experimental Psychology and Psychological Testing

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MPCL-007 Handbook on Practicum – The MPCL-007 Handbook on Practicum Experimental Psychology and Psychological Testing is a resource for students enrolled in the Indira Gandhi National Open University’s (IGNOU) Master of Arts (MA) in Psychology program.

Report Writing

  • Introduction
  • Method
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • References

 

APPENDIX-1

 TITLE PAGE FOR PRACTICUM NOTEBOOK

IGNOU

 MA (PSYCHOLOGY)

 Programme Code: MAPC

Course Code: MPCL-007

Name & Enrolment of the Learner:

Address: Phone No.:

Email:

Study Centre Name/Code/Address:

Regional Centre:

Date:

 Signature of the Learner

APPENDIX-2

Thisisto certifythat Ms/Mr.

of MA Psychology First Year has conducted and successfully completed the practical work in
MPCL- 007 Practicum: Experimental Psychology and Psychological Testing.

Signature of the Learner                                                          Signature of Academic Counsellor

Name:                                                                                               Name:
Enrolment No.:                                                                                 Designation:
Name of the Study Centre:                                                               Place:
Regional Centre:                                                                               Date:
Place:
Date:

PRACTICUM IN MA FIRST YEAR 

• Intelligence Testing (Bhatia Battery)
• Personality Testing (16 PF)
• Test for Social Behaviour (Vineland Social Maturity Scale)
• Family Pathology Scale
• Sociometry
• Problem BehaviourChecklist
• Span of AttentionExperiment
• Memory Experiment

Course Objectives

  • Understand the principles and practices of psychological testing and experimentation.
  • Gain hands-on experience administering psychological tests and conducting experiments.
  • Develop skills in data collection, analysis, and interpretation.
  • Learn ethical considerations in research involving human participants.
  • Apply psychological knowledge to real-world scenarios.

Structure of the Handbook

1. Introduction to Psychological Testing

  • Definition and types of psychological tests (e.g., standardized tests, projective tests)
  • Psychometric properties of tests (e.g., reliability, validity, norms)
  • Ethical considerations in psychological testing (e.g., informed consent, confidentiality)

2. Introduction to Experimental Psychology

  • Scientific method in psychology: hypothesis formulation, operationalization of variables, research design (e.g., independent and dependent variables, control groups)
  • Experimentation process: planning, conducting, and analyzing experiments

3. Psychological Tests

  • Intelligence Tests: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales (SBIS) MPCL-007 Handbook on Practicum Experimental Psychology and Psychological Testing
  • Personality Tests: Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF), Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2)
  • Aptitude Tests: Differential Aptitude Tests (DAT), Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT)
  • Attitudinal Tests: Likert Scale, Semantic Differential

Dates for Term End Examination of Practicum

July 1 st July to 14th August
January 1 st January to 15th February

 

 

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