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Measurement Flashcards

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Measurement

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Assignment of scores to individuals so that the scores represent some characteristic of the individuals

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Psychometrics

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General definition of measurement in psychology

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Conceptual definition

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Psychological construct describes the behaviours and internal processes that up that construct, along with how it relates to other variables

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Operational Definition

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Definition of a variable in terms of precisely how is is to be measured

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Self report measures

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Are those in which participants report their own thoughts, feelings, and actions

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Behavioural measures

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Are those in which some other aspect of participants behaviour is observed and recorded

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Physiological measures

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Measuring of physiological processes like heart rate, respiratory rate

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Converging Operations

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Multiple operational definitions coming together

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Levels of measurement

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There are 4 of them
Nominal
Ordinal
Interval
Ratio

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Nominal Level

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Measurement is used for categorical variables and involves assigning scores that are category labels

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The measurement process

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Constructs, definitions, measures

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12
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Levels of variables

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Nominal
Ordinal
Interval
Ratio

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13
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What is German mathematician carl Friedrich gauss say

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  1. Knowledge and Chance
  2. Chance “the enemy of all knowledge, overcome”
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Louis Agassiz

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zoologist: Classify humans by moral + physical traits

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Measurement

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Giving numerical value to some phenomenon

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“Constructs”

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Measure tendencies over time that are not directly observable. can be complex, can consist of personality
Qualitative meaurements

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Example of constructs

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Extraversion = outgoing, enjoy social interactions

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Conceptual Definition

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may describe behaviours and internal processes making up that construct
More variable

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Operational Definitions

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Defining how to precisely measure a construct
More specific

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Example of operational definitions

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Self report measures: report on own thoughts, feelings, actions

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Behavioural measures

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Alternative approach to avoid the subjective nature of questionnaires: measure participants responses that are produced automatically

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Physiological measures

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Recording measures such as heart rate, blood pressure, cortisol levels

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2 conditions of categorical variables

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  1. Categories are mutually exclusive
  2. Categories must be collectively exhaustive
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Discrete variable

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the answer is constrained to be a whole number, can’t take on any value between the whole number

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Continuous variable

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Can assume any reasonable value

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Nominal measurement

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Yes/No answers

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Ordinal measurement

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you know the order but not the distances/intervals between the categories. You cannot add or subtract

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Example of Ordinal measurement

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Linkert scale

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interval measurement

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Distances/intervals are the same between the values. But no true 0

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Ratio measurements

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Most precise, ranging from an absolute 0 to infinity

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Phase 1 of Scale Development

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Item Development
1. Identification of Domain and item generation
2. Content validity

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Phase 2 of Scale Development

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Pre testing of questions
Sampling and survey administration
Item reduction
Understanding how many factors the scale captures `

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Phase 3 is scale evaluation

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Tests of the number of dimensions
Tests of reliability is tested
Tests of validity

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Reliability

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A scale’s ability to produce consistent results over time under consistent conditions

35
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Reliability coefficient

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0 to 1

36
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Reliability coefficient is effected by

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Random error

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How can reliability can be determined

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Over time
Across different researchers
Parallel forms of reliability
Internal consistency

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Content validity

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Does a scale measure what it is supposed to measure

39
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Face validity

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Extent to which a scale measures a construct on its face

40
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Criterion validity

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Extent to which scored on a measure are correlated with other variables

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Discrimant validity

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Extent to which variables that are not related to each other should show different scores

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Feasibility

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An assessment of the practicality of a proposed project/plan/scale

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HLST 210 (13 decks)

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