chapter 5

Question 1

conceptualization

Answer 1

process of defining concepts clearly by specifiying what they mean in research context

Question 2

operationalization

Answer 2

translating concepts into measurable terms

Question 3

indicators

Answer 3

signs of measures that reflect the presence or absence of a conceptd

Question 4

dimensions

Answer 4

specific aspect of a concept

Question 5

direct observation

Answer 5

directly observing things

Question 6

indirect observation

Answer 6

indirectly observing things

Question 7

constructs

Answer 7

theoretical things that cannot be observed

Question 8

reification

Answer 8

treating abstract concepts as real entities

Question 9

nominal

Answer 9

named

Question 10

ordinal

Answer 10

named and ranked

Question 11

interval

Answer 11

named and ranked with equal intervals, no true zero (temperature)

Question 12

ratio

Answer 12

named and ranken and equal intervals, with true zero

Question 13

reliability

Answer 13

consistency of a measurement methodv

Question 14

validity

Answer 14

if a measurement method reflects the concept it is meant to measure

Question 15

face validity

Answer 15

appears reasonable to assess a concept

Question 16

criterion-related validity

Answer 16

correlates with an external criterion

Question 17

construct validity

Answer 17

measure aligns with concept

Question 18

content validity

Answer 18

measure covers the full rannge of the concept

Question 19

test-retest method

Answer 19

assess reliability by repeating measurement

Question 20

split-half method

Answer 20

assess reliability by splitting measurements into two sets