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GRE Psychology: Measurement And Methodology

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1. Personality measure for 'normal' / less clinical groups than MMPI - by Harrison Gough






2. Used when n-cases in a sample are classified into categories or cells - tell us whether the groups are significantly different in size - look at the pattern or distributions - not difference between mean - ex:intro psych class categorized into race -






3. Whether test items look like they measure the construct






4. Whether test really taps abstract concept being measured






5. Draw a person of each sex and tell a story about them






6. Comparing an individual'S performance on 2 halves of the same test to reveal internal consistency; internal consistency can be increased by item analysis






7. Consist of vertical bars in which the sides of the vertical bars touch - useful for discrete variables that have clear boundaries - interval variables in which there is some order






8. Studying the same objects at different points in the lifespan and provides better - more valid results than most other methods - costly - time commitment






9. Allows own answer: expression of conflicts - needs - impulses; content interpreted by administrator - some more objective than others; Rorschach Inkblot Test - Thematic Apperception Test - Rosenzweig Picture-Frustration (P-F) Study - Word Association






10. Birth order vs. intelligence; the older - the more intelligent; the more children - the less intelligent; the greater spacing - the more intelligent






11. Calculates how off the mean might be in either direction






12. Knowing a fact






13. Process in testing concurrent validity






14. Capable of showing order and pacing because equal spaces lie between the values - do not include real zero - ex: temperature






15. There is a general factor in intelligence 'g'






16. Mean is 0 - and SD=1 - This with Z-score allow you to compare one person'S score on two different distributions






17. Tests the same person at multiple time points and looks at changes within that person






18. Population --> sample/subgroup --> representative and unbiased --> achieved through random sampling --> if it'S not feasible - use convenience sampling instead or stratified sampling






19. When relationship inferred when there is none - ex: many people think there is a relationship between physical and personality characteristics - when evidence show there is none






20. Measured by the same individual taking the same test more than once






21. Notable for cross-cultural application and simple directions - to make the best picture of a man - scored based on detail and accuracy - not artistic talent






22. Different subjects of different ages are compared - faster - easier






23. Whether scores on a new measure correlate with other measures known to test the same construct; cross validation process






24. Not intelligence tests; measure sensory and motor development of infants to identify mental retardation; poor predictors of later intelligence






25. Measures the extent to which items in a measure 'hang together' and test the same thing






26. Does not control - but examines how independent variable affects it






27. Give descriptive names - No order or relationship among the variables other than to separate them into groups - ex: male-female






28. Use correlation coefficients in order to predict one variable y from another variable x - let you define a line on graph that describes the relationship between x and y - when the least-square line or regression line is fit to the data - basically: u






29. Not to diagnose depression but assess severity of depressive symptoms; used by researcher or clinician to track course of depressive symptoms






30. The hypothesis that no real differences or pattern exist






31. Transformation of a z-score - mean is 50 and the SD is 10 - T=10(Z)+50






32. Revised Binet'S version - used with children - organized by age level - Best known predictor of future academic achievement






33. 31 cards (1 blank and 30 pictures) with interpersonal scenes (2 people facing each other); subject tells story about each which reveals aspects of personality; often measure need for achievement; interpreting terms include needs - press - personology






34. Used when an experiment involves more than one independent variable - can separate the effects of different levels of different variables - can isolate main effects - can identify interaction effects - ex: studying effect of brain lesion on problem s






35. Intelligence in relation to performance; pioneered development of psychometrics - 'no intelligence is culture-free'






36. The approach to construct assessment instruments - involves selection of items that can discriminate between various groups; responses determine if he is like a particular group or not; e.g. Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory






37. Bell curve; larger the sample - greater chance of having a normal distribution






38. Might show how often different variables appear; nominal - ordinal - interval - ratio (real zero)






39. Sorting cards into a normal distribution; each has a different statement on it about personality; to one end is 'least like self' - other is 'most like self' - and middle is neutral; factor analysis to reduce viewpoints into a few factors






40. Similar to T-test - but can measure more than 2 groups






41. Measure how well you know a subject - measure past learning






42. Aims to match demographic characteristics to population (i.e. 50% female - etc)






43. Originally used with free association techniques; word called out - subject says next word in mind






44. Tests the effects of two independent variables or treatment conditions at once






45. Numerically calculating and expressing correlation - r range -1 to +1 - 0 = no relationship






46. Originally to determine mental illness - now for personality; more clinical than CPI; 550 T/F/unsure questions (e.g. 'I would like to ride a horse'); discriminates between disorders; high validity because highly discriminatory items and 3 validity sc






47. The most frequently occurring value






48. Critical of personality trait-theory and personality tests; felt situations (not traits) decide actions






49. Tests whether at least 2 groups co-vary - can adjust for preexisting differences between groups






50. Measure of fascism or authoritarian personality







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