PSYC 2310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Inter-Rater Reliability, Test Data, Open Data Protocol
21 May 2013
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Chapter 2: personality assessment, measurement and research design. Self report data (s-data): the information a person reveals through interviews, periodic reports and questionnaires. Structured: the responses are set (i. e. dichotomous [i. e. Pros: its standard and utilizes stats, everyone understands the question and gives similar answers. Cons: limited in responses and limited accuracy. Unstructured: the responses are not set (open ended questions) Pros: very detailed, no limits in responses. Cons: not standard so people might misinterpret the question, doesn"t use stats. Not having self knowledge or objectivity to respond. Event sampling ecological momentary assessment: self-report that occurs over time to assess variables that might change in real time. Findings: that suicidal thoughts and self injury thought have unique differences and features, this may be helpful for treatment. Involves gathering data from other individuals (i. e. not the self: pros: Use of inter-rater reliability: when investigators evaluate the degree of agreement among observers: cons:
