2. Process
What motivates you?
Dynamic--motivational concepts
4. Psychopathology
Coping with stress; finding satisfaction
vs. "abnormal" reactions--depression; paranoia;
anxiety attacks
5. Change
Are you stuck with your personality or can you
change?
(a) resisting change (constant environment; the
familiar is safe)
(b) factors facilitating change (life transitions;
relationships; therapy)
Multiple perspectives:
Each has flaws and limitations.
Solution: Consider different data sources/methods
(L-O-T-S)
Multiple measurement:
Inherent unreliability of human observations
Solution: Use multiple items/observations and
aggregate
Example: Exam questions; SAT; GPA
Reliability/Generalizability
The extent to which our measurements are
stable, dependable, and can be replicated
(question of generalizability)
(a) Generalize across time:
retest (stability)
Validity
The extent to which our measure captures what we
think it measures (question of meaning/proper
interpretation of measurements)
Face-Validity
Does the measure seem, on it s face, to measure
what we claim in does?
e.g., set of math problems is high in face validity for
math ability