1. Research Methods in Psychology
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Research Methods in Psychology
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Beth Morling

2. Three Claims, Four Validities
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Three Claims, Four Validities
Beth Morling

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4. Figure 3. 1 Operationalizing “depression
Figure 3.1 Operationalizing “depression.” A single conceptual variable can be operationalized in a number of ways.
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6. Figure 3.2 A positive relationship: “Belly fat linked to dementia, study shows.” (Data are fabricated for the purpose of illustration.)
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7. Figure 3.3 A negative (inverse) relationship: “heavy cell phone use tied to poor sperm quality.” (Data are fabricated for the purpose of illustration.)
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8. Figure 3.4 A zero relationship: “aDhD drugs not linked to future drug abuse.” (Data are fabricated for the purpose of illustration.)
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9. Figure 3.5 A curvilinear relationship between age and use of health services. High and low values on age are associated with high use of health services. A medium value on age is associated with lower use of health services. A medium value on age is associated with lower use of health services. (Data are fabricated for the purpose of illustration.)
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10. Figure 3.6 (a) If we used only the average 2-year-old height to predict Hugo, we would be off by 3 cm; (b) If we know that Hugo’s adult height is in the 25th percentile (172 cm), the best estimation of his height at 2 years is that it was also in the 25th percentile (54 cm). If we used the correlation between 2-year-old and 18-year-old height to predict Hugo, we would be off by only 1cm. Source: Centers for Disease Control (2000).
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11. Figure 3. 7 Houston rockets bas-ketball player Yao Ming
Figure 3.7 Houston rockets bas-ketball player Yao Ming. Yao Ming, at 7 feet, 5 inches (2.26 meters) tall, is at the 99th percentile for height among young men. How tall would you predict he was as a 2-year-old?
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15. Figure 3.8 Schellenberg’s (2004) study of music lessons, including the original caption IQ. What key features of Schel-lenberg’s study made it possible for him to claim that music lessons increase children’s IQ?
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16. Figure 3. 9 Debt stress and health problems
Figure 3.9 Debt stress and health problems. When debt stress is associated with health problems, is it clear that the debt stress caused the health problems? Could the health problems lead to debt stress? Could some other variable cause both of these problems?
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17. Figure 3. 10 Construct validity in Ybarra and colleagues’ (2008) study
Figure 3.10 Construct validity in Ybarra and colleagues’ (2008) study. In this study, social isolation was operationalized as watching television versus participating in a discussion group. What other ways could psychologists have studied the effects of social isolation?
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