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Oct 31, 2019 · Do We Have a Measurement Problem? Can psychology's allergy to measurement explain problems in willpower work? Posted October 31, 2019 | Reviewed by Matt Huston
Oct 31, 2019 · Can psychology's allergy to measurement explain problems in willpower work? Quantitative psychologists argue we need to recenter our work on measurement—a technical, unsexy, but vital...
Mar 8, 2017 · Participants in the debate have focused on at least three forms of theory: (a) Item response theory (IRT), (b) the representational theory of measurement, and (c) substantive theory about psychological attributes and phenomena.
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Dec 11, 2020 · How do researchers (attempt to) measure intelligence? How do researchers construct a psychological instrument to capture characteristics of people that reflect this thing called "intelligence...
The dominant use of the measurement concept in psychology, which Michell (2004) has critiqued, stems from Stevens’ (1946) definition of measurement as “the assignment of numerals to objects or events according to rules” (p. 677).
Learning Objectives. Define measurement and give several examples of measurement in psychology. Explain what a psychological construct is and give several examples. Distinguish conceptual from operational definitions, give examples of each, and create simple operational definitions.
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Sep 22, 2009 · Even Comrey's proposal that psychology's quantitative procedures be regarded simply as practical tools was unacceptable to those benefiting by the rhetoric of measurement. Deflecting the quantity objection required neutralising the representational theory's emphasis upon empirical tests of quantitative structure.
