Quiz 3 Flashcards
what did researchers study when they were looking at “Grit”
they studied that west point cadets and national spelling bee finalists both had very high levels of grit
what is the upcoming challenge in our research projects?
choosing our variables and our methods of measuring each variable
ex) how do you define the term “gritty”
- having perseverance and passion for long term goals
where in a research paper would you include information about the definition of the term gritty?
in the introduction
what does it mean to have high grit?
- isn’t discouraged by setbacks
what does it mean to have low grit?
-having passions that change often
how would you operationally define “grit”?
- years of participation in an activity
- number of recorded failures and time taken until giving up
what can happen even if you find a method to test your variables that you like
that method is very subject to change
what are some qualitites of a good measure?
- reliability
- validity
what does it mean for a result to be reliable?
the result is consistent time after time,, the measure should produce a consistent result under similar conditions
what does it mean for a result to be valid?
the results you are getting are accurate to what you are trying to measure
what is an example of reliability?
every 10 yo spelling be champion should score high on the grit scale
what is an example of validity?
grit measures the liklihood to continue hard tasks
what is an example of something that was measured that turned out to be not valid?
phrenology, people thought that having a large skull meant that you were smart, but in reality it meant nothing at all. Their results did not measure what they wanted them to.
what are ways that we can measure variables?
tradition , new techniques, available equiptment
what are three ways that we are able to measure different variables?
through tradition, new techniques, and available equipment
what is the tradition way of measuring variables?
you measure the variables the way that other studies have done before
what is an example of a tradition method?
angela duckworths grit survey
what is the new techniques method of measuring variables?
applying new methods that were generated other research fields and then apply them to new aread
what is an example of the new techniques method?
using fmri’s to look at the brain scans of people with high and low grit levels to look at similarities when really fmri’s are really used mostly in neuroscience
what is the available equipment way of measuring variables?
choosing your operational definition based on what you have access to
what is an example of the available equipment method?
using handgrip to measure grittiness because handgips are usually very cheap and easy to get ahold of.
does grit predict educational success?
education is correlated to grit, but grit is not only education
- therefore grit is not a reliable measure of educational success
if a scale is reliable and valid then it will read
the same correct weight over and over and over (150, 150, 150)
