Ch 3 - Personality Psychology As A Science

Question 0

Scientific training teaches…

Answer 0

One to explore the unknown

Question 1

Technical training teaches..

Answer 1

One to use what is already known

Question 2

The common meaning of reliability…

Answer 2

Refers to someone or something that is dependable

Question 3

Measurement error is..

Answer 3

When a test is being overly influences by throngs it shouldn’t be, like temperature in the room

Question 4

In psychology, at least four things can undermine reliability. What are these four things?

Answer 4

1. Low precision. Measurements should be taken as exactly as possible.
2. The state of the participant in the study may vary that have no reason to do with the study.
3. The state of the experimenter.
4. The environment in which the study is done.

Question 5

What is validity?

Answer 5

The degree to which a measurement actually reflects what one thinks or hopes it does