Candidates' competencies will be assessed on the basis of their application file and a public lecture. On the basis of the topics and the bibliography of the competition, the committee determines the topic of the oral presentation and communicates it to the candidates 48 hours before the oral examination by e-mail and by posting it on the Faculty's website, indicating the date and time of the posting, under the signature of the chair of the competition committee. In the evaluation, the candidate's file presenting his/her professional achievements counts for 80% of the evaluation and the oral test, the oral presentation of a lecture, counts for 20% of the final mark proposed by each member of the selection board. In the evaluation of the scientific activity, the quality of the publications will be taken into account in relation to the requirements laid down in the teaching norm.

Address to send the application file: Babeș-Bolyai University Registry, (room P20), M. Kogălniceanu nr. 1, Cluj-Napoca

Date and time of the oral presentation 19.06.2025, 9:00 
Place of the oral presentation: Bdul 21. Decembrie 1989, nr. 128, Facultaty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Department of Applied Psychology, 1st floor, room 104.

A minimum 30-minute lecture on a subject relevant to the job description (in Hungarian), followed by a question session from the selection board and/or the public.

Selected topics:

1. The basic components and concepts of psychological research

Marczyk, G., DeMatteo, D., & Festinger, D. (2005). Essentials of Research Design and Methodology (pp. 1-25). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

McBride, D. M. (2016). The Process of Research in Psychology (pp. 19-42). Sage Publications. 

Myers, A. & Hansen, C. H. (2012). Experimental Psychology (7th ed., pp. 191-226). Cengage Learning. 

Szokolszky, Á. (2020). A pszichológiai kutatás módszertana (pp. 86-94). Osiris Kiadó. 

Terrell, S. T. (2012). Statistics translated: a step-by-step guide to analyzing and interpreting data (pp. 7-32). The Guilford Press.

2. The types of psychological research and variables

Adams, K. A., & Lawrence, E. K. (2019). Research Methods, Statistics, and Applications (2nd ed., Chapter 8). SAGE Publications, Inc. 

Garner, R. (2010). The Joy of Stats (2nd ed., Chapter 1). University of Toronto Press

Maclin, M. K. (2020). Experimental Design in Psychology. A Case Approach (9th ed., pp. 1-23). Routledge.

McBride, D. M. (2016). The Process of Research in Psychology (pp. 84-93). Sage Publications. 

Schwartz, B. T., Wilson, J. H., & Goff, D. M. (2015). An Easy Guide to Research Design & SPSS (pp. 21-30). SAGE Publications, Inc. 

Szokolszky, Á. (2020). A pszichológiai kutatás módszertana (pp. 86-94). Osiris Kiadó. 

3. Experimental designs

Goodwin, C. J. (2010). Research in Psychology. Methods and Design (6th ed., pp. 241-279). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Maclin, M. K. (2020). Experimental Design in Psychology. A Case Approach (9th ed.). Routledge.

McBride, D. M. (2016). The Process of Research in Psychology (pp. 218-233). Sage Publications. 

Myers, A. & Hansen, C. H. (2012). Experimental Psychology (7th ed., pp. 261-286, 315-340). Cengage Learning. 

Pallant, J. (2016). SPSS Survival Manual. A step by step guide to data analysis using IBM SPSS (6th ed., Chapter 10). McGraw Hill

Szokolszky, Á. (2020). A pszichológiai kutatás módszertana (pp. 235-305). Osiris Kiadó. 

4. Quasi-experimental designs

Brough, P. (2019). Advanced Research Methods for Applied Psychology. Design, Analysis and Reporting (pp. 107-123). Routledge

Goodwin, C. J. (2010). Research in Psychology. Methods and Design (6th ed., pp. 363-406). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Marczyk, G., DeMatteo, D., & Festinger, D. (2005). Essentials of Research Design and Methodology (pp. 137-143). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Myers, A. & Hansen, C. H. (2012). Experimental Psychology (7th ed., pp. 147-160). Cengage Learning. 

5. Factorial research designs and data analysis

Adams, K. A., & Lawrence, E. K. (2019). Research Methods, Statistics, and Applications (2nd ed., Chapter 10, 11). SAGE Publications, Inc. 

Goodwin, C. J. (2010). Research in Psychology. Methods and Design (6th ed., pp. 241-324). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Field, A., & Hole, G. (2013). How to Design and Report Experiments (pp. 172-231). SAGE Publications Ltd.

Maclin, M. K. (2020). Experimental Design in Psychology. A Case Approach (9th ed., pp. 43-51). Routledge

McBride, D. M. (2016). The Process of Research in Psychology (pp. 234-254). Sage Publications. 

Myers, A. & Hansen, C. H. (2012). Experimental Psychology (7th ed., pp. 290-312, 428-447). Cengage Learning. 

Pallant, J. (2016). SPSS Survival Manual. A step by step guide to data analysis using IBM SPSS (6th ed., Chapter 18, 19, 20, 21, 22). McGraw Hill

Terrell, S. T. (2012). Statistics translated: a step-by-step guide to analyzing and interpreting data (pp. 241-289). The Guilford Press. 

Warner, R. M. (2013). APPLIED STATISTICS. From Bivariate Through Multivariate Techniques (2nd ed., Chapter 6, 13, 19). SAGE Publications, Inc.

6. Predictive research designs and data analysis

Adams, K. A., & Lawrence, E. K. (2019). Research Methods, Statistics, and Applications (2nd ed., Chapter 8). SAGE Publications, Inc.

McBride, D. M. (2016). The Process of Research in Psychology (pp. 205-214). Sage Publications. 

Pallant, J. (2016). SPSS Survival Manual. A step by step guide to data analysis using IBM SPSS (6th ed., Chapter 13). McGraw Hill

Schwartz, B. T., Wilson, J. H., & Goff, D. M. (2015). An Easy Guide to Research Design & SPSS (pp. 174-185). SAGE Publications, Inc. 

Terrell, S. T. (2012). Statistics translated: a step-by-step guide to analyzing and interpreting data (pp. 342-354). The Guilford Press. 

Warner, R. M. (2013). APPLIED STATISTICS. From Bivariate Through Multivariate Techniques (2nd ed., Chapter 9). SAGE Publications, Inc.

7. The components and the measurement of intelligence, intelligence tests

Flanagan, D. P., & Kaufman, A. S. (2009). Essentials of WISC-IV assessment (2nd ed). Wiley.

Nagyné Réz, I., Lányiné Engelmayer, Á., Kuncz, E., Mészáros, A., Milinkó, R., Bass, L., Rózsa S., & Kő, N. (2009). A WISC-IV gyermek intelligenciateszt magyar kézikönyve. Hazai tapasztalatok, vizsgálati eredmények és normák. Hungary Tesztfejlesztő. 

Prifitera, A. (Ed.). (2008). WISC-IV clinical assessment and intervention (2nd ed). Elsevier, Acad. Press.

Raven, J. & Raven J. (2000). USES AND ABUSES OF INTELLIGENCE. Studies advancing Spearman and Raven’s Quest for Non-Arbitrary Metrics (pp. 17-68). Royal Fireworks Press. 

Wechsler, D. (2003). WISC-IV Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – Fourth Edition. Administration and Scoring Manual. The Psychological Corporation.

8. The types of attention and methods applied for the measurement of attention

Achenbach, T. M., & Rescorla, L. A. (2009). Manualul ASEBA pentru vârsta școlară, chestionare și profile. Editura RTS. 

Achenbach, T. M. (1991) Manual for the Child Behavior Checklist 4/18 and 1991 Profile. Burlington.

Gádoros, J. (1996). Szociodemográfiai rizikótényezők vizsgálata Gyermekviselkedési Kérdőív alkalmazásával. Psychiatria Hungarica, 2, 147-165. 

Brickenkamp, R. (2002). Test d2. Test de atenție. Manual. Editura RTS. 

9. Memory types and tests for memory measurement

Flanagan, D. P., & Kaufman, A. S. (2009). Essentials of WISC-IV assessment (2nd ed). Wiley. 

Nagyné Réz, I., Lányiné Engelmayer, Á., Kuncz, E., Mészáros, A., Milinkó, R., Bass, L., Rózsa S., & Kő, N. (2009). A WISC-IV gyermek intelligenciateszt magyar kézikönyve. Hazai tapasztalatok, vizsgálati eredmények és normák. Hungary Tesztfejlesztő. 

Prifitera, A. (Ed.). (2008). WISC-IV clinical assessment and intervention (2nd ed). Elsevier, Acad. Press.

Wechsler, D. (2003). WISC-IV Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – Fourth Edition. Administration and Scoring Manual. The Psychological Corporation.

Sava, F. A. & Crișan, I. (2022). Memory of objects and digits test and the examination of memory melingering (MODEMM). The user’s manual. Editura ArtPress.