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GRE Psychology: Measurement And Methodology

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1. 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%






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






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






4. 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






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






6. Subjects alter behaviour because they are being observed






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. Whether test really taps abstract concept being measured






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






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






28. Knowing how to do something






29. Combines longitudinal and cross-sectional approach






30. 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






31. Measure of fascism or authoritarian personality






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






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






34. Process in testing concurrent validity






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






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






37. 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






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






39. How well a test measures a construct; multitrait-multimethod technique determines validity; internal - external: concurrent - construct - content - face






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






41. 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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






50. For children 6-16