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GRE Psychology: Measurement And Methodology

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






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






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






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






5. Knowing a fact






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






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






8. 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






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






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






11. 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






12. The most frequently occurring value






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






14. Whether test really taps abstract concept being measured






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






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






17. The hypothesis that no real differences or pattern exist






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. For children 6-16






25. Comparing an individual'S performance on 2 halves of the same test to reveal internal consistency; internal consistency can be increased by item analysis






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






27. 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 -






28. Used when equivalent one cannot be isolated






29. How the score are spread out overall






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






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






32. 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






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






34. 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






35. Use correlation coefficients in order to predict one variable y from another variable x - let you define a line on graph that describes the relationship between x and y - when the least-square line or regression line is fit to the data - basically: u






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






37. The process of representing or analyzing numerical data






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






50. 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