Chapter 5 Learning Activity
- Due Oct 4, 2020 at 11:59pm
- Points 7
- Questions 11
- Available until Oct 4, 2020 at 11:59pm
- Time Limit None
- Allowed Attempts Unlimited
Instructions
This assignment was created to help you review the material presented in class readings and lectures and to help you apply the information. After completing this quiz, you should be better able to differentiate between the three common measures that psychologists typically use to operationalize variables, classify variable scales as categorical, ordinal, interval, or ration, distinguish between the types of reliability discussed in this chapter, distinguish between the types of validity discussed in this chapter, and find information about reliability and validity in a journal article.
To answer some of the questions in the quiz, you should read Lyubomirsky and Lepper (1999). They tested the reliability and validity of the Subjective Happiness Scale across 14 different samples. For your convenience, I have provided their article in pdf (that you can download) and have attached it here in its entirety so you can scroll through it in within Canvas if this is easier for you.
Lyubomirsky-Lepper1999_Article_AMeasureOfSubjectiveHappinessP.pdf