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GRE Psychology: Measurement And Methodology

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






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






3. Used most commonly on standardized test






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






5. Knowing a fact






6. 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%






7. 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






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






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






10. Internal-External Locus of Control Scale






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






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

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13. 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






14. Draw a person of each sex and tell a story about them






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






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






17. 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






18. For even number of values in the set - take the average of the two middle value






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






20. Used when equivalent one cannot be isolated






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. For children 4-6






29. Studying the same objects at different points in the lifespan and provides better - more valid results than most other methods - costly - time commitment






30. Measure of fascism or authoritarian personality






31. Whether test items look like they measure the construct






32. 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






33. Process in testing concurrent validity






34. The most frequently occurring value






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






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






37. Number of SD a score is from the mean - For normal distribution - (-3 to +3)






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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