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common types of measurements

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observational, self-report, physiological

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numbers serve as labels only

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nominal scale

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ranking ordering of data

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ordinal scale

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ordered scale with equal intervals throughout

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interval scale

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ordered scale with equal intervals throughout

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ratio scale

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factors that distort your score, so that it isn’t what it should be

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measurement error

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sources for measurement error

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transient states of the participants, stable attributes of the participants, situational factors, characteristics of measurement, experimenter error

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consistency of responses on the same measure over time

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test-retest

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the degree to which two or more coders or observers give consistent ratings of a set of targets

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interrater

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the degree that all items in a scale assess the same construct

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internal

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how do you increase reliability

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standardize administration of measure, clarify instructions and questions, train observers, minimize coding errors

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are the researchers really measuring what they think they are

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construct validity

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does the measure appear to measure what it is supposed to

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face validity

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does the measure capture all parts of the conceptual definition

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content validity

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does the measure allow you to distinguished people based on a particular behavioral outcome

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criterion-related validity

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your measure and the behavioral outcome measure are administered at the same time

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concurrent validity

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you measure is administered week, months, or years before the behavioral outcome measure is taken

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predictive validity

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does our measure positively correlate with other measures that are assessing similar constructs/ does our measure negatively correlate with other measures that are assessing opposite constructs

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convergent validity

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does our measure only weakly relate to measure that have nothing to do with our construct

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discriminant

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