A critical review of historical themes which undergird the entirety of psychology. Training in the administration of individual ability tests, Examination of the purposes and uses of individual measuring instruments. Concentrated study and practice in administering the Stanford-Binet, the appropriate Wechsler scales, etc. Research issues, designs, and methods will be focal points of study. The student must develop an acceptable thesis proposal before the end of the course.
Topics vary from semester to semester.
Emphasis will be placed on contemporary research issues in psychology. Students must make arrangements with their advisors in advance of registering for the course. Students with in-state residency classification who have been admitted to candidacy with an approved thesis topic must register for this course each semester until the final semester of their thesis, during which they will register for PSYG 5900. Students should follow standards listed by the department and the Graduate School to write a thesis based on findings from original research.