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GRE Psychology: Measurement And Methodology

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






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






3. 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






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






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






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






7. Used most commonly on standardized test






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






9. Whether test really taps abstract concept being measured






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






11. 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






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






13. Measure the extent to which test measures what it intends to; concurrent - construct - content - face






14. 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






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






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






17. Measure of fascism or authoritarian personality






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






22. Analyses how a large group responded to each item on the measure; weeds out problematic questions with low discriminatory value; increases internal consistency






23. Naturalistic setting - less control over environment than in lab; generates more hypotheses than able to prove






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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. Used when an experiment involves more than one independent variable - can separate the effects of different levels of different variables - can isolate main effects - can identify interaction effects - ex: studying effect of brain lesion on problem s






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






31. 31 cards (1 blank and 30 pictures) with interpersonal scenes (2 people facing each other); subject tells story about each which reveals aspects of personality; often measure need for achievement; interpreting terms include needs - press - personology






32. Organize data by showing it in a meaningful way; do not allow conclusions to be drawn beyond the sample; percentiles - frequency distributions - graphs - measures of central tendency - variability






33. Mathematically combines and summarizes overall effects or findings for a topic; best known for consolidating effectiveness of psychotherapy - can calculate overall effect size or conclusion drawn from a collection of studies; needed when conflicting






34. Created multitrait-multimethod technique to determine validity of tests






35. Knowing a fact






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






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






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

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39. When subjects act in ways they think experimenter wants or expects






40. 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






41. Transformation of a z-score - mean is 50 and the SD is 10 - T=10(Z)+50






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






43. 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






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






45. 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 -






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






47. Order - variables need to be arranged by order (not necessarily equally spaced) - ex: maranthon finishers






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






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