psych lab test component Flashcards
self esteem lab:
what is unconscious bias?
measured bu the difference between reaction times (RT) on inconsistent and consistent stereotype conditions of the illicit associations test (ITA)
self esteem lab:
what is ITA?
ITA we did in class presented two categories made of one each of gender: male or female, and role/area of study: family/humanities or career/science, on each side of the screen.
The DV, RT, was measures by the speed in categorizing an exemplar word into either category
self esteem lab:
first & second conditions
- stereotype constant (‘together constant’; female and family/humanities, male and career/science)
- second stereotype inconsistent (‘together inconsistent’; female and career/science, male and family/humanities)
self esteem lab:
objective
In individuals had a bias in the direction of the traditional stereotypes (consistent), then they would have a slower RT for the inconsistent as compared to consistent trials, making their difference score between these two conditions a positive value. The opposite (slower RT for consistent as for inconsistent trials) would indicate a bias in opposition of traditional gender-role stereotypes, resulting in a negative difference score
self esteem lab;
correlations (r)
measures the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables, often depicted in scatterplots
- Direction
-Positive
- Negative
- No direction
- Strength
- Always a values between -1 to 1
String relationships have r close to -1 to 1
No relationships is around 0
self esteem lab:
3 Steps for Understanding Correlations
- Look for absence of relationship
- Determine direction of relationship (positive or negative)
- Determine strength of relationship
What is the difference between an experiment and a correlation study
- experimental design, you manipulate an independent variable and measure its effect on a dependent variable. Other variables are controlled so they can’t impact the results.
- In a correlational design, you measure variables without manipulating any of them.
self esteem lab:
Reliability & Validity
- Reliability: the extent to which assessments are consistent (‘repeatability’)
- Validity: the extent to which assessments are accurate
self esteem lab:
Internal consistency (reliability)
- consistency of results across items on the same test (winton questionnaire)
- Split-half correlations
self esteem lab:
Convergent Validity
the degree where scores on a test correlate with scores on other tests which are designed to assess the same construction (between questionnaires)
self esteem lab:
Rosenberg
Rosenberg (old test)
- 10 questions
- Established
- Higher score = higher self-esteem
self esteem lab:
Sorenson
Sorenson (Newer)
50 questions
Newer
Lower score = higher self-esteem
self esteem lab:
Validating a new survey (ideal way)
- Give surely to everyone in sample and gather all scores
- Send everyone to 10 hours of therapy with a qualified therapist, having the therapist give you a score
- Calculate the correlation between the survey & therapist score
self esteem lab:
Validating a new survey (other way)
- Give old survey to everyone, gather scores
- Give new sure to everyone, gather scores
- Calculate correlation between scores
- Correlate two scores together
- So split-half correlation within new survey
- Prediction: people who have high self-esteem should score high on the Rosenberg and low on the Sorenson
-This would look like a strong, negative correlation
self esteem lab:
How does csikszentimihalyi’s flow and mallows relate
- mallows hierarchy of needs
- peak experience (self-actualization)
- Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow
- optimal experience