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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Psychological measurement"”.
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Psychological Measurement and Models of Individual Streams of Behavior
A general strategy for single subject research, based on the collection, exploration, and modeling of time and frequency information in a "stream protocol" (a complete record of the time and type of all behavioral changes during an interval of observation), is proposed and evaluated. A special …
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Bayesian Estimation of Multi-unidimensional Graded Response IRT Models
… popularity in large-scale educational and psychological testing situations because of its theoretical advantages over classical test theory. Unidimensional graded response models (GRMs) are useful when polytomous response items are designed to measure a unified latent trait. They are …
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Development and validation of the Comfort and Conformity of Gender Expression Scale (CAGES)
… location (Bem, 1993). Gender has been a focus of psychological measurement since the early 20th century (Terman & Miles, 1936). The Comfort and Conformity of Gender Expression Scale (CAGES) was developed in order to assess an area not yet explored, comfort and discomfort with conformity and …
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A campus climate survey on diversity and inclusion : a factor analysis
… as part of a project for an educational and psychological measurement course. The completed survey was approved by the course instructor, reviewed by class members and subsequently administered to 229 individuals, primarily students, in the university student center on December 3, 2015. …
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The interplay between historical trauma, substance use disorders, appetitive aggression and the link with violent crime among young male adults in conflict with the law in South Africa
… by Correctional Services' staff officials. Psychological measurement scales previously tested for reliability and validity were used in the questionnaire instrument. These included: Scale for Historical Trauma exposure; Scale for SUD); and Scale for Appetitive Aggression. Data analysis …
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Audio-visual football video analysis, from structure detection to attention analysis
… are what attract notice. Attention is a psychological measurement of “notice ”. A brief survey of attention psychological background, attention estimation from vision and auditory, and multiple modality attention fusion is presented. We propose two attention models for sports video …
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Role of psychometric tools in the diagnosis and pharmacological treatment of Major Depression and Alzheimer s disease
Psychometrics is the science of psychological measurement and is concerned with the objective measurement of skills and knowledge, abilities, attitudes, personality traits, and educational achievement. Efficacy trials with antidepressant drugs often fail to demonstrate beneficial effects, even …
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A Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo approach to the generalized graded unfolding model estimation: the future of non-cognitive measurement
… measuring individual differences underpins psychological research, educational and clinical decision-making, personnel selection, and managerial practices. Previous research has concluded that ideal point item response theory (IRT) models are more appropriate than dominance IRT models for …
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The multifaceted measurement of the individual through language
Historically, research within the psychological sciences has adopted a classical approach to understanding the individual. This approach regularly involves the observation and measurement of specific, isolated psychological phenomena in an attempt to better understand psychological features, …