PSYC 330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Concurrent Validity, Longitudinal Study, Experiment

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 330
• Professor: Andrea Chronis- Tuscano

Document Summary

Pseudoscience demonstrations of benefit based on testimonials or anecdotes rather than scientific research: not just if studies have been conducted, but quality of studies. Test-retest reliability results need to be consistent and stable over time. Concurrent validity - at the same time. Tells us if scores on measure can be used for its intended purpose or reason. Retrospective studies ask participants about past: biased recall. Longitudinal studies follow participants over time, at multiple time points: expensive, time-consuming, can identify risk and protective factors, ex. 4 month marker: temperament assessed (multiple methods) 14-16 and 18-21 years old: psychiatric disorders assessed. Can examine if temperament predicts psychopathology during. Moderators and mediators adolescence and early adulthood: moderator influences direction and strength of relationship. Parental adhd symptoms affect child"s conduct problems only if paternal involvement is high. If father isn"t involved, then parental adhd symptoms have no effect on child"s conduct problems: mediator process or means by which a variable produces an outcome.