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GRE Psychology: Measurement And Methodology

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1. Step beyond correlations; allows not only identification of relationship between 2 variables - also make predictions






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






3. Takes place in controlled setting must be able to control for: independent variable - dependent variable - and confounding variable






4. Cartoons in which one person is frustrating another; asked to describe how the frustrated person responds






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






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






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






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






9. Frequency polygon (continuous variables) - histogram/ bar graph (discrete)






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






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






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






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

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14. Attempt to measure less-defined properties (e.g. intelligence) - check for reliability and validity






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






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






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






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






19. Tell you the average extent to which scores were different from the mean - if average standard deviation is large - then scores were highly dispersed






20. Has plotted points connected by lines - used to plot variables that are continuous (categories without clear boundaries)






21. How much variation there is among n number of scores in a distribution






22. 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






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






24. Used when equivalent one cannot be isolated






25. Whether content covers a good sample of construct being measured






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






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






28. If it is significant - same finding can be generalized to the population - use test of significant to reject null hypothesis






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Fluid intelligence declines with old age while crystallized intelligence does not






40. Created multitrait-multimethod technique to determine validity of tests






41. Most commonly used for adults 16+ - organized by subtests with subscales and identify problem areas; current is WAIS-IV






42. 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 -






43. The most frequently occurring value






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






45. 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






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






47. 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






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






49. For children 6-16






50. 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