4 ] What We Measure (Self Report And Biologica)

Question 1

What does self report measures mean

Answer 1

Instead of observing people’s behaviour we can just ask them about themselves
This is done through questionnaires and surveys

Question 2

What is a questionnaire

Answer 2

They are tools used to collect information about groups of people in relation to attitudes, behaviors, demographics and knowledge
They are predetermined questioned with a fixed method of response

Question 3

The steps of designing a questionnaire are

Answer 3

1: what info should be collected
3: expert review
3: pretest the questionnaire
4: review results and edit to create final questionnaire

Question 4

The individual questions in a questionnaire obtain information on

Answer 4

1: behaviour on what people do or have done
2: attitudes on what people think about
3: feelings on how they feel about something
4: knowledge about what they know or believe is true
5: attributes on who they are

Question 5

Types of questions designs in a questionnaire

Answer 5

1: points on a scale
They can use the likert scale which has options on how much the agree or disagree with a statement, with 5-7 points being recommended
They can also use the semantic differential scale which use bipolar adjectives to determine a position on a statement

Question 6

Types of questions designs in a questionnaire

Answer 6

2: independent alternatives
They are used when points along a scale are not an option and are independent of each other, with the differences being either yes or no

Question 7

What is physiological measures

Answer 7

It refers to the scientific method of measuring of individual differences in mental abilities and can be divided in three categories of genetic, brain focused physiology and all other physiology

Question 8

What are the two types of gene studies

Answer 8

1: heritability
This is where you study the shared physical or physiological similarities and can determine if you have a high chance of something due to your genetics
2: genetic testing
It is identifying the gene responsible for something and trying to trace it back in order to figure out how to prevent it

Question 9

What are they types of brain imaging

Answer 9

1: EEG
Cheap way of scanning the brain and tracking the electrical activity in the brain but cannot localize where it is coming from
2: MRI
It’s an expensive method of use magnetic fields to follow and track the blood flows direction throughout the brain but also cannot localize where it’s coming from
3: Transactional Magnetic Stimulation
Used for disrupting the electrical functioning of the cortex at a particular location and allows for a slightly different ways of testing what that location I do

Question 10

Other physiological methods

Answer 10

1: heart rate
2: respiration
3: electrodermal activity
4: pupil dial action
5: sexual arousal