Ch2&11 Albert Flashcards
case study vs longitudinal study
case study focuses on less individuals while longitudinal focuses on larger population
cohort effect
differences among generations of people in a population (~longitudinal design)
hawthorne effect
how behavior may change when it is being observed
forer effect
how people rate general descriptions of personality as highly accurate (aka horoscopes)
placebo effect
when given a placebo, people tend to report feeling better (even though it’s a fake)
flynn effect
steady increase in average performance on intelligence tests in industrialized societies
random assignment
when participants are assigned to either the experimental/control group randomly (selecting every 5th person for experimental)
random sample
where participants are chosen at random to participate in the study (sending invitations to all homes with 8 in address)
representative sample
where the participants for the study are purposely chosen from a variety of backgrounds (controls confounding variables)
stratified sampling vs random selection
stratified sampling - researcher first divides population into target groups and determines what percentage of sample should belong to each group
vs
random selection - single group of subjects selected by chance
purpose for using inferential statistics
they determine whether psychological research can be generalized to a larger population
random assignment vs random selection
- random assignment - every participant in study has equal chance of being in experimental/control group
- random selection - all members in population have equal chance of being in study
emotional intelligence
ability to perceive, understand, manage and use emotions (of yours and others)
who invented stanford-binet test?
lewis terman
who invented triarchic theory of analytical, personal and creative intelligence?
robert sternberg
which theorist would argue that intelligence is a single, innate quality that can be measured by standardized intelligence tests?
Lewis Terman (invented Stanford-Binet test and first large-scale intelligence test)
which was first modern day intelligence test?
1) binet-simon
2) stanford-binet
binet-simon was first test, determined whether or not a child would benefit from extra help due to their mental score
stanford-binet was revised formula to calculate IQ score
who created intelligence test that is currently used MOST often?
david weschler (WAIS, WISC)
robert sternberg 3 types of intelligence
- practical (street smarts)
- analytical (book smarts)
- creative
projective test and example
when a subject’s interpretation of image is analyzed by a researcher
explain each validity
- external
- construct
- convergent
- content
- face
- researcher’s ability to generalize the conclusions they make from experiment
- how well a test measured what it claims to measure
- whether a test delivers similar results as other similar tests
- whether test measures all parts of psychological construct
- if test appears to measure what it is supposed to measure
achievement test vs intelligence test
- achievement - measures what someone has learned
2. intelligence - measures someone’s mental aptitudes and compares them to others (numerical score)
objective vs subjective tests
- objective - scored easily by machine (MMPI, MBTI)
2. subjective - individuals given ambiguous figure to analyze (TAT, RIT)
inter-rather reliability (subjective test)
measure of how similarly 2 diff people would score a test
- criterion validity = predictive validity
* * content validity = construct validity
remember these
intelligence is influenced by
ability to learn from experience, solve problems and adapt to new situations
IQ formula
MA/CA x 100
terman believed that intelligence was largely _____
innate
intellectual disability IQ score
scores 30 pets below average
giftedness IQ score
30 pts above average
standardization sample
large sample of test takers who represent population for which test is intended (normal curve)