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GRE Psychology: Measurement And Methodology

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






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






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






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






5. 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






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






7. 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






8. Frequency polygon (continuous variables) - histogram/ bar graph (discrete)






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






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






11. Used when equivalent one cannot be isolated






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






13. 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






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






15. Experimenter bias; researchers see what they want to see; minimized in double-blind






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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 -






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






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






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






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






26. How the score are spread out overall






27. 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






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. For children 4-6






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






33. Fluid intelligence declines with old age while crystallized intelligence does not






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






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






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






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






38. The hypothesis that no real differences or pattern exist






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






40. 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






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






42. Measure of fascism or authoritarian personality






43. Similar to word association - finish incomplete sentences






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






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






46. 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






47. 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






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






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






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