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Advances in Psychological Assessment in South Africa

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Advances in Psychological Assessment in South Africa provides a detailed, practical and critical appraisal of the evolution of psychological testing since the publication of Psychological Assessment in South Africa: Research and Applications (2013). Editors Laher and Cockcroft once again bring together practitioners and researchers to explore... Read More
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This book explores progress in South Africa’s assessment landscape, covering methodologies, local tests, and technology-driven innovations across cognitive, personality, vocational, and neuropsychological domains. A key resource for scholars, practitioners and students, it addresses practical, cultural and ethical challenges.

Explores South Africa’s assessment landscape, covering methodologies, tests, and tech-driven innovations across cognitive, personality, vocational, and neuropsychological domains, while addressing practical, cultural, and ethical challenges.

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Advances in Psychological Assessment in South Africa provides a detailed, practical and critical appraisal of the evolution of psychological testing since the publication of Psychological Assessment in South Africa: Research and Applications (2013). Editors Laher and Cockcroft once again bring together practitioners and researchers to explore new tools and methods used to evaluate mental processes and behaviours in South Africa's unique and diverse contexts.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781776149964

Publisher: Wits University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 April 2026

Country: South Africa

Imprint: Wits University Press

Illustration: 17 Illustrations, black and white

Contributors:

  • Edited by Sumaya Laher
  • Edited by Kate Cockcroft

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 244.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 350

About the Author

Sumaya Laher (Editor)
Sumaya Laher is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Kate Cockcroft (Editor)
Kate Cockcroft is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Zaytoon Amod (Editor)
Zaytoon Amod is a senior lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Justin August (Editor)
Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology of Education at the University of South Africa

Katherine Bain (Editor)
Katherine Bain is a senior lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Nabeelah Bemath (Editor)
Research psychologist and a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Sahba Besharati (Editor)
Neuropsychologist and social-affective neuroscientist. She is the co-founder and joint director of the University of the Witwatersrand's Neuroscience Research Laboratory (Wits NeuRL).

Pieter Bronkhorst (Editor)
Registered I/O Psychologist and Adjunct Professor at the University of the Western Cape. He is the author of The Architecture of High-Performance Companies (2010).

Amanda Cromhout (Editor)
Post-doctoral fellow in the Faculty for Community and Health Sciences at the University of the Western Cape.

Irma Eloff (Editor)
Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Pretoria and an educational psychologist.

Kevin Distiller (Editor)
Registered industrial psychologist and is Managing Director of Odyssey Talent Management.

Aline Ferreira-Correia (Editor)
Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Tharina Guse (Editor)
Counselling psychologist and Professor of Psychology at the University of Pretoria.

Tasneem Hassem (Editor)
Research psychologist and a lecturer in the Psychology Department in the School of Human and Community Development at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Carin Hill (Editor)
Industrial psychologist and Professor in the Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management at the University of Johannesburg.

Nicky Israel (Editor)
Senior lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Anwynne Kern (Editor)
Educational psychologist and a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Thalia Kritharis (Editor)
Completing her Master of Arts in Social and Psychological Research at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Kobus Maree (Editor)
Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Pretoria.

Simangele Mayisela (Editor)
Educational psychologist and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Ahmed Riaz Mohamed (Editor)
Lecturer and clinical psychologist in the Department of Psychology at the University of Pretoria.

Kgabe Molepo (Editor)
Clinical psychologist and Associate Lecturer in the Psychology Department at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Brandon Morgan (Editor)
Head of Science at JVR Psychometrics and a Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg.

Nadia Morton (Editor)
Industrial psychologist and a lecturer in the Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management at the University of Johannesburg.

Erica Munnik (Editor)
Clinical psychologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of the Western Cape.

Jan Alewyn Nel (Editor)
Professor in the Department of Industrial and Organizational Psychology at the University of Pretoria.

Petrus Nel (Editor)
Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology at Nelson Mandela University.

Rabia Ruby Patel (Editor)
Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Rhodes University.

Shazly Savahl (Editor)
Professor of Psychology based at the University of the Western Cape and Utrecht University.

Pieter Schaap (Editor)
Industrial psychologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Human Resources Management at the University of Pretoria.

Lusilda Schutte (Editor)
Associate Professor at the Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), North-West University and Honorary Associate Professor at the MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit (DPHRU), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Ann B Shuttleworth-Edwards (Editor)
Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Rhodes University.

Linda Theron (Editor)
Educational psychologist and Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Pretoria.

Sharon Truter (Editor)
Neuropsychologist and counselling psychologist as well as Honorary Research Associate at Rhodes University.

Adri Vorster (Editor)
Educational psychologist.

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