PS101 Lecture Notes - Social Desirability Bias, Response Bias, Dependent And Independent Variables
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Studies (classification of variables: case study (ex: freud) a detailed description of one person over time and in depth. Used in clinical settings: observational study involves more people. When you watch and record behavior without interfering with participants: tests/ assessment instruments often a logistic way of collecting data. Domestication of pets is a good thing for humanity. Make sure that it specifies relationships between events or variables. (characteristic/trait/behavior that can be measured) Operational definitions a way of defining variables that specifies the operations or action we use to measure those variables. Is your test measuring pressure cholesterol what you think it"s mental happiness measuring? life satisfaction. Uniform test taking and scoring procedures to gather norms. Survey (a lot of tests put together in a mass format/ a combination of tests) Does your test predict behaviours that are related to your concept: biases.
