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GRE Psychology: Measurement And Methodology

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Whether test really taps abstract concept being measured






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






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






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






5. The hypothesis that no real differences or pattern exist






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






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






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. 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






10. Measure of fascism or authoritarian personality






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






12. The process of representing or analyzing numerical data






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






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






15. Combines longitudinal and cross-sectional approach






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






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






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






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






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






21. Subjects alter behaviour because they are being observed






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






23. Used most commonly on standardized test






24. The degree to which an independent variable can predict a dependent variable






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. 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






32. Internal-External Locus of Control Scale






33. 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






34. Aims to match demographic characteristics to population (i.e. 50% female - etc)






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






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






37. Process in testing concurrent validity






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. compares means of 2 different groups to see if the two groups are truly different - analyze differences between means on continuous data - particularly useful with small n - cannot test for difference between more than 2 groups






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






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






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






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






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






49. If it is significant - same finding can be generalized to the population - use test of significant to reject null hypothesis






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