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37 Cards in this Set
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Agreeableness |
Dimension of personality that describes whether people are straight forward, compliant and sympathetic, or quarrelsome, oppositional and unfeeling |
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Clinical interview |
Interview between psychologist and patient where the psychologist evaluates the patients verbal and non verbal behaviour in order to understand what might be done to help the patient |
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Concurrent validity |
Type of criterion related validity where a criterion measure, and a measurement scale for which criterion related validity is being sought, are administered at the same time |
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Conscientiousness |
Dimension of personality that describes whether people are achievement oriented and self disciplined or irresponsible |
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Construct validity |
Validity of research instrument that refers to the degree to which an instrument succeeds in measuring what it purports to measure , and is supported by examining the pertinent variables and the relationship between them |
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Content validity |
Validity of a research instrument that refers to the degree to which it represents the domain of interest |
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Convergent validity |
Validity of a research instrument that refers to how it's scores are related to scores on another scale that measure the same behaviour |
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Criterion related validity |
Validity of a research instrument that refers to how it compares with another instrument that has already shown to be valid |
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Criterion groups |
Groups of people who have characteristics of special interest, such as a psychological diagnosis such as depression |
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Criterion measure |
Measurement instrument that has already shown to be valid , against which another measurements scales criterion related validity is assessed |
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Cut score |
Point on a scale that indicates the highest point of the normal range |
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Divergent validity |
Validity of a research instrument that refers to how it scores are in any way related to scores on another scale that measures a different behaviour |
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Error score |
Score on a measurement scale that represents the difference between the hypothetical true score and an observed score |
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Extraversion |
Dimension of personality that describes whether people are warm and positive, or quiet reserved and shy |
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Hopkins symptom checklist (HSCL-25) |
Paper and pencil test that detects anxiety and depression |
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Internal consistency reliability |
Reliability of a research instrument that refers to the degree to which the items in a measurement scale are all related to the same construct |
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Maturation |
Problem that may occur when assessing the test retest validity of a measurement scale where people may change in the period between the first and the second administrations of measurement scale causing their answers to differ greatly from one administration to the other |
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Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory (MMPI) |
Widely used paper and pencil personality test that has 566 statements that respondents have to endorse as either 'true', 'false' or 'undecided' |
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Neuroticism |
Dimension of personality that describes whether people are anxious and depressed, or calm and content |
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Neuroticism extraversion openness personality inventory (NEO-PI) |
Inventory used to assess personality characteristics in adult normal populations, and which is based on assumption that there are five basic dimensions underlying commonly described personality traits |
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Objective personality assessment instruments |
Psychological tests that consist of highly structured and standardised questions, possible response options, scoring procedures and methods of interpretation |
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Observed score |
The score a participant obtains on a measurement scale |
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Openness to experiance |
Dimension of personality that describes whether people are creative, open minded and intellectual, or unimaginative and narrow minded |
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Parallel forms reliability |
Reliability of two research instruments that refer to each ones ability to reflect the results of the other one, which also tests for the same behaviour |
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Predictive reliability |
Criterion related validity where a measurement scale for which criterion related validity is being sought, is administered some time after criterion measure |
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Projective personality assessment techniques |
Techniques where the patient is asked to respond to ambiguous stimuli |
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Psychometricians |
Psychologists who have undergone additional training in design, administration and interpretation of measurement scales |
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Reactivity |
Problem that may occur when assessing the test retest validity of a a measurement scale where people may remember their answers on the first administration of the measurement scale, and merely repeat them on the second administration of the scale causing their answers to be almost identical on both administrations |
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Reliability |
Accuracy and consistency of a measurement instrument |
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Rorschack test |
Projective assessment technique that uses symmetrical inkblots as ambiguous stimuli to which the patient is asked to respond, thus generating statements that can be interpreted to discern the patients underlying personality traits |
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Semi structured interview |
Interview in which some questions are asked to provide structure to the interview, which may help guide the patients responses |
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Split half reliability |
Reliability of a research instrument that refers to whether it's randomly divided items are found to be related to each other |
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Structured interviews |
Interview in which questions are asked that will elicit responses that can fit into pre determined categories |
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Test retest relaibility |
Reliability of a research instrument that refers to whether the same test produces similar results when completed by same respondents on two separate occasions |
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True score |
Hypothetical score that would be the average of the infinite number of scores a person received after doing a particular personality test an infinite number of times |
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Unstructured interview |
Interview in which any issue that comes up is pursued in conversion |
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Validity |
Extent to which a measurement instrument actually measures what it is meant to measure |