PSYC37H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Validity Scale, Neuroticism, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence
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Chapter 13 psyc37 (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) test (cid:1) (cid:1) Logically deduce the type of content that should measure the characteristic to be assessed. Begins with a theory about the nature of the particular characteristic to be measured. The approach attempts to determine which items discriminate the criterion and control groups. Begin with a criterion group, who share the same personality traits, such as leadership or schizophrenia. Administer a group of item to criterion group and control group, which represent the general population. Then try to find the contrast between two groups. Cross-validate the scale by checking how well it distinguishes an independent criterion sample. Can use the raw score to obtain standardized score and compare difference between two groups. Conduct additional research to ascertain empirically what it means when subjects score higher. California psychological inventory (cpi: factor analytic strategy number of items. Then determine the factor two items have in.
