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GRE Psychology: Measurement And Methodology

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1. The most frequently occurring value






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






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






4. Whether test really taps abstract concept being measured






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






6. 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






7. compares means of 2 different groups to see if the two groups are truly different - analyze differences between means on continuous data - particularly useful with small n - cannot test for difference between more than 2 groups






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Mathematically combines and summarizes overall effects or findings for a topic; best known for consolidating effectiveness of psychotherapy - can calculate overall effect size or conclusion drawn from a collection of studies; needed when conflicting






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






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






22. Compares 2 groups of people like an experiment - but this is used when it is not feasible or ethical to use random assignment ex: smoker vs. cancer






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






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






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






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






27. Similar to word association - finish incomplete sentences






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






29. Whether test items look like they measure the construct






30. Subjects alter behaviour because they are being observed






31. 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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. 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






38. Used when equivalent one cannot be isolated






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






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






41. The hypothesis that no real differences or pattern exist






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






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






44. Knowing how to do something






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






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






47. 34.13% - 13.59% - 2.02% - 0.26% and - +3 99.74% - +2 97.72% - +1 84.13% - 0 50.00% - -1 15.87% - -2 2.28% - -3 0.26%






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






49. Mean of Americans is standardized to 100 - with SD 15 or 16 depending on test; correlates most with IQ of biological parents and socioeconomic status






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