PSYC 1000 Lecture 2: Psyc 20 oct 16- psychological traits
22 Nov 2016
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Psychological tests: method for measuring individual differences related to a psychological construct, based on a sample of relevant behavior, done in a scientific and controlled situation. Strange situation test child put in strange spot ect ( attachment) Pcl-r one on one interview; many questions ( psychopathy) Stroop ( online test) variety of psychological constructs. Pcl-r criteria scores each of 20 traits scoring is done through an interview, review of recorded interview, and official documents (eg. criminal files) All (cid:884)(cid:882) traits are important in the diagnosis (score (cid:882),(cid:883),(cid:884) for each one no. How does pcl-r measure up: method for measuring individual differences related to a psychological strict cut-off that indicates psychopathy ) construct, based on a sample of relevant behavior, done in a scientific and controlled situation. Standards for measurement: standardization: procedures and environment controls for extraneous factors that could differ across testing situations ( eg. explicit instructions, procedures, time limits etc. , norms.
