PSYC 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Qualitative Inquiry, Queer Theory, Cultural Anthropology

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 210
• Professor: Snjezana Huerta

Document Summary

Data transformation: transformations can impact: scaleofmeasurement interpretabilityofdata, in performing arithmetic operations on data, keep in mind: . Measurement in psychology: food for thought some issues requiring critical (i. e. , thoughtful) consideration: theoretical and practical issues, including: whatismeasurement? (re-visitingthequestion) . Dothenumbersalways addup ? usingmeasurementwisely: putting our discipline"s measurement practices into context, research is not a neutral activity; it has a history, and is embedded in a network of theories and values [and i don"t mean the numeric kind] . [in what ways do (and don"t) the scales of measurement constitute measuring?: do all four of stevens" scales of measurement equally reflect measuring, are there any challenges or benefits to characterizing our research activities as measuring. Measurement in psychology: theoretical issues in practice: compare/contrast the typical assessments of a person"s: intelligence and attitude. And it very well may influence our conceptualization of the phenomena studied.