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Question | Answer |
What are the sections of a research article? | Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion |
Describe the Scientific Method | Define the problem, form a hypothesis, collect and analyse data, draw conclusions, and communicate findings |
Why do we observe behaviour to determine unobservable Psychological Attributes? | To identify some type of observable behaviour that we think represents the unobservable psychological attribute. |
What are the three assumptions underlying conclusions drawn in psychology studies? | 1. Behaviour observed is really said psychological attribute 2. The behaviour is linked to the attribute 3. The attribute exists |
Define a psychological test | A systematic procedure for comparing the behaviour of two or more people |
What must psychological tests be capable of? | They must be able to: 1. compare the behaviour of two people and 2. compare the behaviour of the same individual at different points |
What is psychometrics? | The sciences concerned with evaluatiing the attributes of psychological tests e.g. validity, reliability |
What are some challenges to measurement in psychology? | Participant reactivity, biases and expectations from the people collecting the data, score sensitivity, lack of awareness of important psychometric information |
What is participant reactivity? | Individuals alter their performance or behavior due to the awareness that they are being observed. |
What are demand characteristics? | Reacting according to what the researcher wants |
WHat is social desirability? | Participants reacting in line of what is "good" |
What is malingering? | Participants attempting to sabotage the test by answering it badly |
What is observer/scorer bias? | A researcher's cognitive bias causes them to subconsciously influence the participants of an experiment |
What is a composite score? | Scoring each question and summing up or averaging the total of those scores |
What is score sensitivty? | How precise scales |
What is the lack of awareness? | Not knowing what a test is supposed to measure |
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