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GRE Psychology: Measurement And Methodology

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






2. Whether test items look like they measure the construct






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






4. Measure innate ability to learn (debatable) - to predict later performance






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






6. 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






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






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






9. Attempt to measure less-defined properties (e.g. intelligence) - check for reliability and validity






10. Inactive substance or condition disguised as a treatment substance or condition - used to form control group






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Different subjects of different ages are compared - faster - easier






21. 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






22. The age level of a person'S functioning according to the IQ test






23. 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






24. 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






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






26. The process of representing or analyzing numerical data






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






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






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






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






31. Allows own answer: expression of conflicts - needs - impulses; content interpreted by administrator - some more objective than others; Rorschach Inkblot Test - Thematic Apperception Test - Rosenzweig Picture-Frustration (P-F) Study - Word Association






32. 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






33. 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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. Knowing how to do something






40. Similar to word association - finish incomplete sentences






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






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






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

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






45. For children 6-16






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






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






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






49. 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






50. 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%