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GRE Psychology: Measurement And Methodology

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Different subjects of different ages are compared - faster - easier






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






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






4. Similar to word association - finish incomplete sentences






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






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






7. Subjects alter behaviour because they are being observed






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






9. 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%






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






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






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






14. The hypothesis that no real differences or pattern exist






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






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






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






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






19. Knowing how to do something






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






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






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






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






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

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25. 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






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






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






28. Used when equivalent one cannot be isolated






29. How the score are spread out overall






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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. Not simple and linear - looks like a curved line - ex: arousal and perfomance - high A --> low P - Low A --> low P - medium A --> high P






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






43. 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






44. 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






45. Whether test really taps abstract concept being measured






46. 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






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






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






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






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