Exam 2: Personality Research Methods

Many psychologists tend to use college students as participants in their research and then assume that what they learn applies to people in general.However,this common practice may limit ________.

Consider the construct of delay of gratification.Explain how you could obtain S,I,B,and L data for measuring delay of gratification.Identify and describe one advantage and one disadvantage for each of your examples of S,I,B,and L data.

The most important advantage of B data is that they are based on ________.

The technical meaning of reliability refers to ________.

One concern with items on measures like the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)is that they often lack face validity.What kind of problem does this create?

Match the most relevant term with each definition. -The cumulative effect random influences have on the outcome of interest

Dr.Grant is creating a new measure of shyness,and she decides to include more than one item in her scale.She believes that using multiple items will lead to a more reliable measure.Dr.Grant is following which principle of measurement?

Dr.Low is interested in studying the effect mood has on the willingness to help a stranger.She randomly assigns half of her participants to the pleasant mood condition and shows them funny film clips.The other half of her participants is assigned to the unpleasant mood condition and is forced to watch boring film clips.She then gives every participant an opportunity to donate money to a homeless stranger.Dr.Low is using a(n)________ design.

Match the most applicable type of data with each piece of information. -The number of times someone has been arrested

Reliability and validity are actually both aspects of a broader concept called ________.

The typical experimental social psychologist collects ________ data.

According to the textbook,there are no perfect ________ of personality,only ________.

What term describes computer-assisted methods to measure thoughts and feelings that occur during normal daily activities?

What is face validity,and how does it apply to S and B data? What is a limitation of face validity for evaluating the quality of B data? Do you think this concern also applies to S data?

Consider the trait of courage.Describe the advantages and limitations of obtaining informant report data for this trait.

A researcher can increase the reliability of a personality test by ________.

Dr.Garcia wants to measure the earliest autobiographical memories of the participants in her project.She would most likely obtain ________ data.

Match the most applicable type of data with each piece of information. -Reaction times to photographs

According to the text,what simple example of L data is considered by clinical psychologists to be a potential indicator of psychopathology?

Narrative psychology is an example of the ________ method.