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GRE Psychology: Measurement And Methodology

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Tell you the average extent to which scores were different from the mean - if average standard deviation is large - then scores were highly dispersed






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






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






4. Whether test really taps abstract concept being measured






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Organize data by showing it in a meaningful way; do not allow conclusions to be drawn beyond the sample; percentiles - frequency distributions - graphs - measures of central tendency - variability






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






15. 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






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






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






18. 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






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






20. Knowing how to do something






21. 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






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






23. Used when equivalent one cannot be isolated






24. 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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Measure how well you know a subject - measure past learning






38. The hypothesis that no real differences or pattern exist






39. Attitude change in response to feeling that options are limited; e.g. dislike experiment and intentionally behaving unnaturally - or being set on a certain flavour of ice cream as soon as told it is sold out






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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. Internal-External Locus of Control Scale






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






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






49. When people agree with opposing statements; giving tacit agreement






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