Psychometrics and Intelligence. Basic issues in psychometrics and theoretical models of intelligence are considered. The measurement of child and adult intelligence by the Wechsler Scales in studies and supervised practice in the administration of intelligence testing and interpretation of the result is provided. Personality and Social Skills. Comparison of behavioral and psychodynamic approaches to measurement of personality.
Special attention is given to the implications for biological psychology.
Developmental Bases of Behavior . Survey of developmental research and experimental child psychopathology. Emphasis will be on theory and research pertaining to child development and the development of normal versus abnormal behavior. Associative Bases of Behavior. Survey of principles of conditioning and learning, including data and contemporary theories, and surveys of recent work in the areas of human perception, memory, and information processing.