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GRE Psychology: Measurement And Methodology

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






17. Has plotted points connected by lines - used to plot variables that are continuous (categories without clear boundaries)






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






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






20. 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






21. Knowing a fact






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






23. Knowing how to do something






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






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






26. How the score are spread out overall






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






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






29. Measure of fascism or authoritarian personality






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






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






32. Intelligence in relation to performance; pioneered development of psychometrics - 'no intelligence is culture-free'






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. Draw a person of each sex and tell a story about them






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






40. Whether test really taps abstract concept being measured






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






42. Experimenter bias; researchers see what they want to see; minimized in double-blind






43. The approach to construct assessment instruments - involves selection of items that can discriminate between various groups; responses determine if he is like a particular group or not; e.g. Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory






44. Combines longitudinal and cross-sectional approach






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






46. Used most commonly on standardized test






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






48. 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






49. 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






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