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GRE Psychology: Measurement And Methodology

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1. 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






2. Measure the extent to which test measures what it intends to; concurrent - construct - content - face






3. How well a test measures a construct; multitrait-multimethod technique determines validity; internal - external: concurrent - construct - content - face






4. How a researcher attempts to examine a hypothesis - different questions call for different approaches - some approaches are more scientific than others






5. How the score are spread out overall






6. Describe what is seen in each of 10 inkblots; scoring is complex; validity questionable






7. The effect that might result when a group is born and raised in a particular time period






8. For ranks; determining the line that describes a linear relationship






9. How stable measure is; test-retest - split-half






10. A level of <0.05or <0.01 means that chance that seemingly significant errors are due to random variation rather than to true systematic variance is less than 5% or 1%






11. Process in testing concurrent validity






12. 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






13. Used when equivalent one cannot be isolated






14. Combines longitudinal and cross-sectional approach






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






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






17. Knowing how to do something






18. Anything that is measured such as height or depression score on a depression scale






19. Analyses how a large group responded to each item on the measure; weeds out problematic questions with low discriminatory value; increases internal consistency






20. Measure innate ability to learn (debatable) - to predict later performance






21. Internal-External Locus of Control Scale






22. The degree to which the result from an experiment can be applied to the population and the real world






23. Created to determine whether a person feels responsible for things that happen (internal) or no control over events in life (external)






24. Subjects alter behaviour because they are being observed






25. 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






26. Not simple and linear - looks like a curved line - ex: arousal and perfomance - high A --> low P - Low A --> low P - medium A --> high P






27. Personality test from Jung'S theory; 93 questions 2 answers each; 4-letter personality type - each letter 1 of 2 possible opposing characteristics: Introverted vs. Extraverted - Sensing vs. Intuition - Feeling vs. Thinking - and - Judgment vs. Percep






28. 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






29. The age level of a person'S functioning according to the IQ test






30. Have order - equal intervals and a real zero ex: age






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






32. Assess extent interests and strengths match those found by professionals in a particular job field






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






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






35. Revised Binet scale to Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale; also studied gifted children - those with higher IQs better adjusted






36. The degree to which an independent variable can predict a dependent variable






37. 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






38. The process of representing or analyzing numerical data






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






40. 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






41. When subjects that drop out are different than those that remain; no longer random






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






43. 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






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






45. 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






46. Number of SD a score is from the mean - For normal distribution - (-3 to +3)






47. Inactive substance or condition disguised as a treatment substance or condition - used to form control group






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






49. Measure arousal of sympathetic nervous system - stimulated by lying and anxiety






50. Overall range or spread - most basic measure of variability - subtracts the lowest value from the highest value in a data set