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GRE Psychology: Measurement And Methodology

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1. 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






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






10. Knowing how to do something






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






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






13. How stable measure is; test-retest - split-half






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






15. Used when equivalent one cannot be isolated






16. 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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






26. I when incorrectly reject null - thought significant but chance; II when incorrectly accept null - thought chance but significant






27. Whether test items look like they measure the construct






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Whether test really taps abstract concept being measured






33. 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






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






35. 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






36. 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






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






38. Every member of the population has an equal chance of being chosen for the sample






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






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






41. Measure of fascism or authoritarian personality






42. 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






43. The process of representing or analyzing numerical data






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






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






46. A level of <0.05or <0.01 means that chance that seemingly significant errors are due to random variation rather than to true systematic variance is less than 5% or 1%






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






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






49. Internal-External Locus of Control Scale






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







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