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GRE Psychology: Measurement And Methodology

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1. 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






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






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






4. Give descriptive names - No order or relationship among the variables other than to separate them into groups - ex: male-female






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






6. Order - variables need to be arranged by order (not necessarily equally spaced) - ex: maranthon finishers






7. 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%






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






9. The process of representing or analyzing numerical data






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






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






12. Combines longitudinal and cross-sectional approach






13. How stable measure is; test-retest - split-half






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Subjects alter behaviour because they are being observed






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






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






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






26. For children 4-6






27. 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






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






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






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






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

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32. Intelligence in relation to performance; pioneered development of psychometrics - 'no intelligence is culture-free'






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Measure the extent to which test measures what it intends to; concurrent - construct - content - face






40. Similar to word association - finish incomplete sentences






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






42. When subjects act in ways they think experimenter wants or expects






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






44. When relationship inferred when there is none - ex: many people think there is a relationship between physical and personality characteristics - when evidence show there is none






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






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






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






48. Use correlation coefficients in order to predict one variable y from another variable x - let you define a line on graph that describes the relationship between x and y - when the least-square line or regression line is fit to the data - basically: u






49. The most frequently occurring value






50. Data that has been counted rather than measured - usually limited to whole or positive values - ex: group size - number of hospital visit - number of symptoms