PSYCH 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Construct Validity, Face Validity, Inter-Rater Reliability
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Quantitative research: assumptions, o(cid:271)je(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e truth (cid:449)e (cid:272)a(cid:374) fi(cid:374)d; if (cid:455)ou (cid:272)a(cid:374)t (cid:373)easure it; does(cid:374)"t e(cid:454)ist, one can be truly objective, assumes universality; or sameness until proven different, use established assessments and observation methods to measure personality. Qualitative research: understand the experience of specific people/ groups; single experience, assumptions, no true objectivity, measure personality using interviews, create different realities and meanings based on context, quantitative, qualitative, quantitative, qualitative. Independent variable is the predictor; dependent is the outcome. Iv; x variable; dv y variable: experimental hypothesis will mention both, variables & measurements; Iv; how talkative you are; dv: how fast you read. Social desireability bias: participants respond; answer questions on how they wish to be perceieved rather than what is true about them. Content validity: does the measure capture the entire construct: not measureable, have to have sufficient breadth to capture the full range of a construct, personality; has to capture all aspects.
