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GRE Psychology: Measurement And Methodology

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Whether test really taps abstract concept being measured






2. The hypothesis that no real differences or pattern exist






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






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






5. Measure innate ability to learn (debatable) - to predict later performance






6. For children 4-6






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






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






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






15. Knowing a fact






16. Used most commonly on standardized test






17. Step beyond correlations; allows not only identification of relationship between 2 variables - also make predictions






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Internal-External Locus of Control Scale






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






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






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






32. Overall range or spread - most basic measure of variability - subtracts the lowest value from the highest value in a data set






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. Numerically calculating and expressing correlation - r range -1 to +1 - 0 = no relationship






41. Whether test items look like they measure the construct






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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