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Psychology
Graduate
11/03/2014

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Term
Content-related Validity
Definition
degree that test was representative of what it was testing (3rd grade spelling-does it have 3rd grade words)
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Criterion-related validity
Definition
degress that a test is a good predictor of a a criterion. SAT-College
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Construct Validity
Definition
degree of measurement of theorteical or hyptotheitail contruct/trait. GRADUAL ACCUMULATION OF DATA -BEST
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Validity
Definition
refers to the degree to which evidence and theoru support the interpreations of test scores (is it appropriate and what can be inferred)
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Reliability
Definition
are measurements consistent?
-degree of error
Term
Stanford-Binet
Weschler
Definition
(IQ)
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Myers-Briggs
Thematic Appreception Test
MMPI-2
Definition
Personality
Term
Achievement Test (Standardized)
Definition
achieved knowledge through instruction (no future predictions) 6 Weeks Test
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Aptitude Test
Definition
Prediction about indiviudals future performance, SAT/Career
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Intelligence (General Ability)
Definition
measure mental capacites of indvidual.
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Affective instruments
Definition
measure-interst, attitude, values, motives,
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Measuring Scale-1. Nominal
Definition
1=democrate
2=Republican
3=other (Name an object)
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Measureing Scale 2. Ordinal
Definition
measure of magnitude (Class RANK)
no know measure
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Measuring Scale 3. Interval
Definition
units are in equal intervals
45-50 is 5
80-85 is 5 Same 5
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Measuring Scale 4. Ratio
Definition
like interval but MEANINGFUL ZERO
height
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Percentile Score/RANK
Definition
(percentile rank) indication of scores that fall at or below a given score
Abi=55, then out of 100, 55 would have a score at or below Abi
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compute a Z-score

Z= (X-M)/S
( Mean of 75, ST of 5, Ind 2.0)
Definition
X=raw score
M=mean of instrument
S=standard deviation on instruement
(always a set means and set standard devaiton)
(2-75)/5=Z
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