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MODULE NAME: MODULE CODE:

PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT PSAS8111/p

ASSESSMENT TYPE: EXAMINATION (PAPER ONLY)

TOTAL MARK ALLOCATION: 180 MARKS
TOTAL HOURS: 3 HOURS (+15 minutes reading time)
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Please adhere to all instructions in the assessment booklet.
2. Independent work is required.
3. Five minutes per hour of the assessment to a maximum of 15 minutes is dedicated to
reading time before the start of the assessment. You may make notes on your question
paper, but not in your answer sheet. Calculators may not be used during reading time.
4. You may not leave the assessment venue during reading time, or during the first hour or
during the last 15 minutes of the assessment.
5. Ensure that your name is on all pieces of paper or books that you will be submitting. Submit
all the pages of this assessment’s question paper as well as your answer script.
6. Answer all the questions on the answer sheets or in answer booklets provided. The phrase
‘END OF PAPER’ will appear after the final set question of this assessment.
7. Remember to work at a steady pace so that you are able to complete the assessment within
the allocated time. Use the mark allocation as a guideline as to how much time to spend on
each section.
Additional instructions:
1. This is a CLOSED BOOK assessment.
2. Calculators are not allowed
3. Dictionaries are not allowed
4. Answer all question

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Question 1 (Marks: 30)

All standardised tests should have norm tables. Discuss why this is the case. Furthermore, discuss
some of the issues and guidelines that need to be taken into consideration when using these
norms.

Question 2 (Marks: 30)

You have been asked to address student psychologists on the ways one can foster good ethical
practices and address assessment misuse. Critically discuss any three considerations that should
be adhered to in order to create good assessment practices and prevent assessment misuse.
Provide examples relevant to the South African context to support your discussion of each.

Question 3 (Marks: 30)

Distinguish between the developmental and the systems approach to career counselling.

Question 4 (Marks: 30)

Communicating assessment results usually includes the preparation of a written report. Critically
analyse the general guidelines for effective report writing, that includes atleast ten (10) separate
points. Support each point with a clear example.

Question 5 (Marks: 30)

Compare and contrast between well-being in the workplace and well-being among university
students. Write an essay in which you state how well–being is defined and experienced in the two
different contexts. You must also include the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the South African
context.

Question 6 (Marks: 30)

As a psychologist, you find yourself testifying in court at a murder trial. You assessed the person
accused of the murder on a battery of measures, which included a measure of general intelligence
as well as personality measures. While you are testifying regarding your assessment findings, the
judge asks you to show some of the intelligence test items to the court so that they can get a
more concrete idea of what was assessed.

Write an essay discussing how a psychologist should respond to this request.

END OF PAPER

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