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GRE Psychology: Measurement And Methodology

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Fluid intelligence declines with old age while crystallized intelligence does not






2. Anything that is measured such as height or depression score on a depression scale






3. 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






4. Used when equivalent one cannot be isolated






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






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






7. 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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. When subjects that drop out are different than those that remain; no longer random






13. Attempt to measure less-defined properties (e.g. intelligence) - check for reliability and validity






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






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






16. 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






17. Overall range or spread - most basic measure of variability - subtracts the lowest value from the highest value in a data set






18. Might show how often different variables appear; nominal - ordinal - interval - ratio (real zero)






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. Measure of fascism or authoritarian personality






28. Combines longitudinal and cross-sectional approach






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. 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






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






38. How the score are spread out overall






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






40. Attitude change in response to feeling that options are limited; e.g. dislike experiment and intentionally behaving unnaturally - or being set on a certain flavour of ice cream as soon as told it is sold out






41. 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






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






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






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






45. Used most commonly on standardized test






46. Subjects alter behaviour because they are being observed






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






48. 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






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






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