PSYCH 210 Lecture 1: Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
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Pros: leads to sensitivity & respect for the individual differences, highlight tendencies and patterns of behavior. Cons: can lead to pigeon-holding; and categorizing people; denotes inability to change, (assumes people don"t change: qualitative vs. quantitative, quantitative: numbers, qualitiative: experience. Quantitative research: assumptions, objective truth we can find; if you cant measure it; doesn"t exist, 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.
