INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES WK 1

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What are the three components of the ABC triad?
Affect - Behaviour - Cognition
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Who first developed the Attribution Theory?
Fritz Heider
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In Heider's Attribution Theory, how many categories can explanations be grouped into?
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Who developed the Covariation Theory?
Harold Kelley
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In Kelley's Covariation Theory, what is the definition of consensus?
The extent to which other people behave in the same way in a similar situation
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In Kelley's Covariation Theory, what is the definition of distinctiveness?
The uniqueness of the behaviour in any particular situation
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In Kelley's Covariation Theory, what is the definition of consistency?
The extent to which the person behaves like this every time the situation occurs
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Lizzie has the same dish at Wagamamas every time she visits. According to Kelley's Covariation Theory, this would be an example of:
High consistency
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Lizzie and Donald went to visit a comedian. After a particularly funny joke, the whole audience (Lizzie and Donald included) start laughing. According to Kelley's Covariation Theory, this would be an example of:
High consensus
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When Lizzie is out with friends for drinks, she orders a diet coke. Everyone else always drinks alcohol. According to Kelley's Covariation Theory, what is this an example of:
High distinctiveness
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Tim travelled to Manchester (first time) for a holiday. He found that a few people there were rude to him. Tim concludes that the people in Manchester are generally ruder than people in many other cities. What is this an example of?
Illusory correlation
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________ is when, after an event occurs, we feel we already knew what was going to happen
Hindsight bias
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What is the most important type of validity?
Construct validity
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What is the definition of construct validity?
The degree to which a test measures the construct that it is supposed to measure
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What is the definition of Criterion (Predictive) Validity?
It examines how well a measure correlates with a standard of comparison (criterion)
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What is the definition of Convergent Validity?
It indicates appropriate correlation with assessment devices presumed to measure conceptually similar constructs
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What is the definition of Discriminant Validity?
It indicates that scale does NOT correlate with other assessment devices presumed to measure conceptually dissimilar constructs
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Lizzie is doing a study on depression in university students. In her questionnaire, one of the items is "do you often feel sad or blue?" Does this question have high or low Face Validity?
High
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