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GRE Psychology: Measurement And Methodology

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1. For children 4-6






2. Measure mastery in a particular area (e.g. final exam)






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






4. Allow generalization from sample to population - statistics (sample) - parameters (population): use statistics to estimate parameters






5. 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






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






7. 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 -






8. 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






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






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






11. 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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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%






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






21. 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






22. The process of representing or analyzing numerical data






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






24. Whether test really taps abstract concept being measured






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






34. Subjects alter behaviour because they are being observed






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






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






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






38. Every member of the population has an equal chance of being chosen for the sample






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






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






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






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






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






44. Rosenthal effect; researchers see what they want to see; minimized in double-blind






45. Internal-External Locus of Control Scale






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






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






48. Neither purely descriptive nor purely inferential - can only show relationship - not causality - positive and negative correlation






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






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