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Chapter 4
PSYC 437
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
02/16/2009

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AGAPE
Definition
A spiritual love that reflects selflessness and altruism.
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CONSTRUCT VALIDITY
Definition
The extent to which a scale measures the underlying attributes it intends to measure. Construct validity can be achieved by comparing your measure to other measures that assess a similar construct.
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CONTENT VALIDITY
Definition
The extent to which the actual content of the scale represents the domain it is intended to address. In other words, a content-valid measure covers all aspects of the construct it is trying to measure.
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CRITERION VALIDITY
Definition
The extent to which scores on a scale can predict actual behavior or performance on another, related measure
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EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING
Definition
A type of well-being consisting of perceptions of affirmed happiness and satisfaction with life, along with a balance of positive and negative effect.
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EMPIRICALLY FOCUSED
Definition
Developed using available research knowledge.
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FLOURISHING
Definition
A term pertaining to individuals who have simultaneously high levels of social, emotional, and psychological well-being.
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LANGUISHING
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A term pertaining to individuals who do not have a mental illness but who are low in social, emotional,and psychological well-being.
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LIFE SATISFACTION
Definition
A sense of contentment and peace stemming from small gaps between wants and needs.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING
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A type of well-being that consists of six elements: self acceptance, personal growth, purpose in life, environmental mastery, autonomy, and positive relations with others.
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PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES
Definition
The measurement characteristics of a scale that include its reliability, validity, and statistics on items of measure.
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RELIABILITY
Definition
The ability of a scale to produce consistent and reliable results over a number of administrations or after the passage of time.
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SOCIAL WELL-BEING
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A type of well-being that consists of coherence, integration, actualization, contribution, and acceptance by others.
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STRENGTH
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A capacity for feeling, thinking, and behaving in a way that allows optimal functioning in the pursuit of valued outcomes.
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TALENT
Definition
Naturally recurring patterns of thought, feeling, of behavior that can be productively applied and manifested in life experiences characterized by yearnings, rapid learning, satisfaction, and timelessness.
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VALIDITY
Definition
The ability of a scale to measure what it is intended to measure.
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