PSY 336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Gray Card, Dishabituation, Ipsative
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Scientific hypothesis: precise assumption that may be tested and shown to be incorrect. Longitudinal design: data are gathered on the same group of individuals as they grow older over an extended period of time. Cross-sectional design: children of various ages are studied at the same time. Cohort: a group of people born around same time and share experiences. Reliability: the extend to which your measure produces the same info on repeat testing. Validity: the extent to which your measure, tests what it was designed to assess. Researcher asks detailed questions in interaction with the participant. Goal is to identify how the individual thinks about a particular topic. Ipsative approach: respondents compare 2/+ desirable options & pick the one that is most preferred. Survey studies (not related to real life, may generalize well to population) Determine how a number of people respond to a set of structured questions.
