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GRE Psychology: Measurement And Methodology

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1. 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






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






3. For children 4-6






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






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






6. Whether test really taps abstract concept being measured






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






8. When subjects do and say what they think puts them in a favorable light -ex: reporting they are not racist even if they really are






9. How the score are spread out overall






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






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






12. The most frequently occurring value






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






14. Tests whether the means on one outcome or dependent variable are significantly different across groups - height or level of anxiety from anxiety scale






15. Experimenter bias; researchers see what they want to see; minimized in double-blind






16. Includes: testable hypothesis - reproducible experiment - operationalized definition (observable and measurable)






17. Knowing how to do something






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






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






20. Empirical-keying or criterion-keying approach; to determine of subject is like a particular group or not






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






22. Like a histogram except that the vertical bars do not touch - various columns are separated by space






23. I when incorrectly reject null - thought significant but chance; II when incorrectly accept null - thought chance but significant






24. Process in testing concurrent validity






25. Normal curve - negatively skewed distribution - positively sknewed distribution - bimodal distribution - platykuric distribution






26. 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






27. Interest in the effect of independent variable on the dependent variable - often manipulated by applying it in experimental or treatment condition and withholding it from control condition






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






29. (Mental age/chronological age)/100 - Highest age = 16

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30. Structured - do not allow own answers; more objective than projective tests; not completely objective because most self-reported; Q-sort - Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) - California Personality Inventory (CPI) - Myers-Brigg Type






31. Knowing a fact






32. Mean (standard error of mean) - median mode; normal and platykuric: equal; positively skewed: mode - med - mean; negatively skewed: mean - med - mode; bimodal: equal mean and med - 2 modes






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






34. Used most commonly on standardized test






35. Developed concept of IQ and first intelligence test (Binet Scale)






36. The process of representing or analyzing numerical data






37. When subject behave differently just because they thing that they have received the treatment substance or condition






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






39. Naturalistic setting - less control over environment than in lab; generates more hypotheses than able to prove






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






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






42. Not IQ - It is unlikely IQ captures all facets of it






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






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






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






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






47. Compares 2 groups of people at the same time point






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






49. Neither the subject nor the experimenter know whether the subject is assigned to the treatment or the control group






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







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