Abnormal Psychology Exam 1 Notes Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior in Historical context Myths and Miconceptions about abnormal behavior There is no single definition of psychological abnormality No single definition of psychological normality What is A Pychological disorder Psychological Dysfunction Breakdown in cognitive‚ emotional‚ or behavioral functioning. Personal Distress Difficulty performing appropriate and expected roles Impairment is set in the context of a person’s background Atypical
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2010 “Assessment in the Classroom” was written by Annie Ward and Mildred-Murray Ward for Wadsworth Publishing Company in 1999. The book with its immaculate layout is intended to be used by students in an introductory course in educational measurement or as foundation for in-service training programs. The focus of the book is on classroom assessment and the text is written specifically to address classroom teachers at all levels of education. School administrators‚ department supervisors
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DS120 11/13 Readings: Social Research by Sotirios Sarantakos “Research Methods: Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methods” by Babbi‚ Earl Intro to Social Research Social Research -Systematic study of social phenomena using social sci methods‚ theories‚ and concepts *Social phenomena = People and society -Goal is to go beyond common sense understandings of social processes and social problems Why conduct social research? -To understand par. phenomena -To provide solutions
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Comm 307 Midterm Study Guide Types of Hypotheses: ⁃ tentative statement about the relationship between IV & DV ⁃ One-tailed ⁃ predicts the specific nature of the relationship or difference ⁃ EX: Females will talk more (higher word count) than males in mixed dyadic dinner conversations ⁃ Two-tailed ⁃ predicts significant relationship or difference‚ but does not indicate the specific nature of the relationship ⁃ EX: There is a significant difference in the
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interrelated ways which are the substantive and measurement streams. The substantive stream refers to studies which emphasizes on the physiology or character of a theoretical relationship between independent and dependent variables while the measurement stream focuses on the outcome of the correlation between the underlying theoretical concept and operationalization itself (Venkatraman and Grant 1986). This academic article tries to look at more of the measurement stream in relation to training‚ learning
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the Department; • Communicate the projected timeframes‚ outcomes‚ end–states‚ and benefits of continuous monitoring; • Ensure balance and alignment of technical and non–technical processes‚ both of which are fundamental for the successful operationalization of continuous monitoring; • Promote a common language for prioritizing continuous monitoring implementation stages; a systematic structure to guide‚ track‚ and measure
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Social research consists of the process of formulating and seeking answers to questions about the social world. The methods of social research can be applied to investigate any curiosity‚ and our understanding of them can make us smarter consumers‚ better-informed voters‚ and better students A knowledge of methods can benefit you as both a consumer and a producer of research evidence Consuming research evidence “Beware of Crosswalks…they’re dangerous” example about more accidents in marked
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Multicollinearity What multicollinearity is. Let H = the set of all the X (independent) variables. Let Gk = the set of all the X variables except Xk. The formula for standard errors is then 2 s 1 − RYH * y 2 (1 − RX k Gk ) * ( N − K − 1) s X k sbk = = 2 s 1 − RYH * y Tolk * ( N − K − 1) s X k = Vif k * 2 s 1 − RYH * y ( N − K − 1) s X k The bigger R2XkGk is (i.e. the more highly correlated Xk is with the other IVs in the model)‚ the bigger the standard error will be. Indeed‚ if
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Chapter 1 How do we know what we know? Experience Tradition Authority Errors in Inquiry Inaccurate Observation Overgeneralization Selective Observation Illogical Reasoning A Variable Language Variables and Attributes Variables Vs. Attributes (attributes make up the variable) (EX. Education/ high school‚ college‚ vocational‚ post graduate) Causality Specifications or relationships between variables. Independent and Dependent Variables (dependent variable
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Week 1 Social research “involves thinking scientifically about questions about the social world and following scientific processes.” (p.6) Data is defined here as the “empirical evidence or information that a person gathers carefully according to established rules or procedures; it can be qualitative or quantitative (p. 6) Social theory "can be defined as a system of interconnected abstractions or ideas that condenses and organizes knowledge about the social world.” (p.23) A concept is “An
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