Prerequisites: PSY 210. Corequisites: STS 307A. This course exposes students to the scientific methods by which psychologists strive to conceptualize, operationalize, and measure human behavior in such areas as skills, aptitudes, attitudes, values, personality, and intelligence. The course emphasizes an epistemological approach to psychometric theories in order to develop a critical language as well as to define the limitations of psychological measurement. Topics include reliability, validity, scale development, and applications of psychometric assessment in applied, clinical, and research contexts.