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Research Methods in Psychology: Chapter IV. Psychological Measurement

4th edition (Jhangiani, Chiang, Cuttler, & Leighton, 2019)

Chapter IV. Psychological Measurement

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Labs

This lab has students complete 3 different inventories (see below) and use SPSS to evaluate the validity and reliability of their scores. 

Activities & Assignments

This activity has students watch a scene from Dumb & Dumber (see below) and measure the number of aggressive behaviors they find based on their own operational definition of aggressive behavior. This activity also has students practice using SPSS to calculate measures of central tendency and variability. 

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