Funder's Laws and Personality Assessment
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Which type of data includes concrete, real-life outcomes?

  • Judgments
  • Face validity
  • S data
  • I data (correct)

    • What is the process by which people try to bring others to treat them in a manner that confirms their self-conceptions called?

  • Behavioral confirmation
  • Self-judgments
  • Expectancy effect
  • Self-verification (correct)

    • According to Funder’s Third Law, how often does something beat nothing?

  • One time out of three
  • It varies
  • Three times out of three
  • Two times out of three (correct)

    • What are there no perfect indicators of, according to Funder’s Second Law?

    <p>Personality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Spearman-Brown formula used for in psychometrics?

    <p>Determining the degree to which a test's reliability can be improved by adding more items</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In psychometrics, what does 'generalizability' refer to?

    <p>The degree to which a measurement can be found under diverse circumstances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'aggregation' refer to in the context of psychological measurement?

    <p>The combining together of different measurements, such as by averaging them</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is 'construct validation' in the context of psychological measurement?

    <p>The strategy of establishing the validity of a measure by comparing it with a wide range of other measures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'trait' refer to in the context of personality?

    <p>A relatively stable and long-lasting attribute of personality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is 'B data' in the context of psychological measurement?

    <p>Direct observations of another’s behavior that are translated directly into numerical form</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process by which individuals become the kind of person others expect them to be?

    <p>Behavioral confirmation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of data involves self-judgments or ratings provided by individuals of their own personality attributes or behavior?

    <p>S data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Funder’s Third Law state about the likelihood of 'something' beating 'nothing'?

    <p>Two times out of three</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'face validity' refer to in the context of psychological assessment instruments?

    <p>The degree to which a measure appears to be valid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In psychometrics, what does the Spearman-Brown formula predict?

    <p>The degree to which the reliability of a test can be improved by adding more items</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is 'aggregation' in the context of psychological measurement?

    <p>The combining together of different measurements, such as by averaging them</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is 'trait' in the context of personality?

    <p>A relatively stable and long-lasting attribute of personality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is 'construct validation' in the context of psychological measurement?

    <p>The strategy of establishing the validity of a measure by comparing it with a wide range of other measures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'generalizability' refer to in modern psychometrics?

    <p>The degree to which a measurement can be found under diverse circumstances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is 'B data' in the context of psychological measurement?

    <p>Direct observations of another’s behavior that are translated directly into numerical form</p> Signup and view all the answers

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