Table of Contents Page
1. Introduction 2
2. The nature and purpose of psychological assessment and related 2
constructs
3. History of the development and application of cognitive, personality
and behavioural assessment 3
3.1. Cognitive assessment 4
3.1.1. Theories of cognitive assessment 4
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1. Introduction 2
2. The nature and purpose of psychological assessment and related 2
constructs
3. History of the development and application of cognitive, personality
and behavioural assessment 3
3.1. Cognitive assessment 4
3.1.1. Theories of cognitive assessment 4
3.1.2. Cognitive assessment measures 4
3.1.3. Emotional intelligence 5
3.2. Personality 5
3.2.1. Theories of personality assessment 5
3.2.2. Personality assessment measures 6
3.3. Behavioural assessment 7
3.3.1. Structured interviews 7
3.3.2. Assessment centres 8
4. Psychological assessment in the multicultural South African context 8
4.1. Schooling (educational background) 9
4.2. Language proficiency 9
4.3. Culture 9
4.4. Socio-economic status 9
4.5. Test-wiseness 10
5. Efforts to enhance fairness of psychological assessment practices in
the South African context 10
5.1. Validity and Reliability 11
5.2. Fairness to all; and unbiased administration and interpretation 11
6. Conclusion 11
Self-Evaluation
Reference List
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