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GRE Psychology: Measurement And Methodology

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1. 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






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






3. Neither the subject nor the experimenter know whether the subject is assigned to the treatment or the control group






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






5. Knowing a fact






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Measure of fascism or authoritarian personality






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






16. 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






17. 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






18. 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






19. Similar to word association - finish incomplete sentences






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Used when n-cases in a sample are classified into categories or cells - tell us whether the groups are significantly different in size - look at the pattern or distributions - not difference between mean - ex:intro psych class categorized into race -






28. Subjects alter behaviour because they are being observed






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

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






31. 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






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






33. How the score are spread out overall






34. For children 4-6






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. Measures the extent to which items in a measure 'hang together' and test the same thing






42. Used most commonly on standardized test






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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