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GRE Psychology: Measurement And Methodology

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






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






3. 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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Process in testing concurrent validity






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






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. 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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Whether test items look like they measure the construct






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






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






30. 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






31. Internal-External Locus of Control Scale






32. 34.13% - 13.59% - 2.02% - 0.26% and - +3 99.74% - +2 97.72% - +1 84.13% - 0 50.00% - -1 15.87% - -2 2.28% - -3 0.26%






33. Knowing how to do something






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






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






36. Used when equivalent one cannot be isolated






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






38. 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






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






40. For children 4-6






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






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






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






44. Similar to word association - finish incomplete sentences






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






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






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






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






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






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







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