PSYC 2740 Lecture Notes - Social Desirability Bias, Extraversion And Introversion, Dependent And Independent Variables

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2740
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Can be obtained through a variety of means: interviews, event sampling (self-report that occurs over time to assess variables that may change in real time, questionnaires. One of the main advantages of s-data is that individuals have access to knowledge about themselves that is inaccessible to anyone else (feelings, emotions, desires, beliefs, private experiences, self-esteem, fears, etc) There are two main forms of self-report: structured: responses are set. Includes dichotomous (ie: true/false, yes/no) and likert-ratings (participants select in numerical form the degree to which they agree/disagree) Cons: limits in responses, possible limited accuracy: unstructured: responses are not set. Cons: not standardized, cannot use routine stats. Limitations/weaknesses of self report measures: people are not always honest (ex: social desirability, people may lack accurate self-knowledge or objectivity. Involves gathering data from other individuals (can be professional assessors or intimate observers) Chapter 2 personality assessment, measurement, and research design.