ADVANCES IN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA

335pp., paperback, Wits University Press, Johannesburg, 2026

ISBN: 9781776149964

This edited volume offers a comprehensive and critical exploration of South Africa's assessment landscape, covering methodologies, local tests, and technology-driven innovations across cognitive, personality, vocational, and neuropsychological domains.

"An ambitious and optimistic appraisal of progress in South Africa's professional assessment practices, rising above the constraints of the nation's history. Detailed accounts of recent research on assessment of personality, cognition and development are synthesised, arguing for psychometric rigour and cultural sensitivity, and highlighting the innovative potential and ethical challenges of new advances in technology." Robert Serpell, Professor Emeritus of Applied Developmental Psychology, University of Zambia

"The greatest strengths of this book are that it provides a conceptual overview of psychological assessment across the developmental lifespan, an overview of developments in the research and applications of psychological assessment over the past decade, and offers a valuable glimpse into the digital future of psychology in South Africa. Importantly, the golden thread of ethical thinking gleams throughout the book." Gertie Pretorius, Professor of Psychology, University of Johannesburg

Authors: Zaytoon Amod, Justin August, Katherine Bain, Nabeelah Bemath, Sahba Besharati, Pieter Bronkhorst, Amanda Cromhout, Kevin Distiller, Aline Ferreira-Correia, Tharina Guse, Tasneem Hassem, Carin Hill, Nicky Israel, Anwynne Kern, Thalia Kritharis, Kobus Maree, Simangele Mayisela, Ahmed Riaz Mohamed, Kgabe Molepo, Brandon Morgan, Nadia Morton, Erica Munnik, Jan Alewyn Nel, Petrus Nel, Rabia Ruby Patel, Shazly Savahl, Pieter Schaap, Lusilda Schutte Ann B Shuttleworth-Edwardse, Linda Theron, Sharon Truter, Adri Vorster.

Sumaya Laher is Professor in the Department of Psychology and Head of the School of Human and Community Development at the University of the Witwatersrand.

Kate Cockcroft is Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand.