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GRE Psychology: Measurement And Methodology

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






2. Attempts to eliminate/minimize these - variables in the environment that might also effect the dependent variable and blue the effect of independent variable on the dependent variable






3. Frequency polygon (continuous variables) - histogram/ bar graph (discrete)






4. 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






5. figure out how much each score differs (deviates) from the mean by subtracting the mean from each score - square each of these deviation values (to get rid of negative value) - add all these squared deviations to get the sum of square - divide sum by






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






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






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






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






10. Created multitrait-multimethod technique to determine validity of tests






11. 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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. Mean of Americans is standardized to 100 - with SD 15 or 16 depending on test; correlates most with IQ of biological parents and socioeconomic status






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. Subjects alter behaviour because they are being observed






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






25. For children 4-6






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






28. Used when equivalent one cannot be isolated






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Similar to word association - finish incomplete sentences






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






37. Knowing a fact






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






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






40. Compares 2 groups of people like an experiment - but this is used when it is not feasible or ethical to use random assignment ex: smoker vs. cancer






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






42. Measure of fascism or authoritarian personality






43. 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%






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






45. Tests whether the means on one outcome or dependent variable are significantly different across groups - height or level of anxiety from anxiety scale






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






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






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

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






50. 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