study of the day misattribution of arousal (dutton & aron, 1974)
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Study of the day
Misattribution of arousal (Dutton & Aron, 1974)
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Can situations influence how much we like someone?
Answer: Yes!
Dutton & Aron’s bridge study
Misattribution of arousal
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Misattribution of arousal
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Misattribution of arousal
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Writing good survey questions
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Learning objectives
You will learn:What makes a quality instrumentHow to write questionsWhat validity meansHow to assess validityWhat reliability meansHow to assess reliabilityScale development
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Quality instrument*
Questions are determined by objectivesResist the temptation to ask questions that
are interesting but not relevant to your hypothesis
Concrete and clearly phrasedPilot with potential respondentsContain reverse-scored items
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Learning objectives
What makes a quality instrumentHow to write questionsWhat validity meansHow to assess validityWhat reliability meansHow to assess reliabilityScale development
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Good Questions*
1. Are not double-barreled (asks only about one item per question)
2. Do not have double negatives3. Are not phrased in a leading manner4. Are not biased in their language or make
participants feel uncomfortable5. Are concrete and specific
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Open-endedAdvantages
• Gives you the respondents view without interference• Good when unsure what type of answers to expect
Difficulties• Time-consuming for respondent• Answers must be cataloged and interpreted
Two types of questions
Mussweiler, T., & Damisch, L. (2008). Going back to Donald: How comparisons shape judgmental priming effects. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95(6), 1295.
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Two types of questionsClosed-ended
Advantages• Easier to interpret• More conducive to statistical analyses• Good for large samples• Answers are usually more reliable and consistent
Difficulties• Researcher must be familiar enough with phenomenon
to write questions• May not accurately capture all of respondents opinions• Less illustrative
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Response Choices
1. Nominal: categorical, discrete, mutually exclusive, no inherent order
2. Ordinal: inherent order but not associated with numbers– Strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree,
disagree, strongly disagree– Excellent, very good, good, fair, poor
3. Continuous: numbers meaningful
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Ordinal Measures*
Include a “do not know” if appropriateInclude a neutral response if appropriateBalance all responsesUse a 5- or 7-point numbered scale
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Don’t forget demographics
Important for:1. Describing sample (especially gender and race)2. Exploring your findings
Typically asked at endCan include gender, race/ethnicity, education,
job, age, marital status, geographic place of residence, etc.
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Learning objectives
What makes a quality instrumentHow to write questionsWhat validity meansHow to assess validityWhat reliability meansHow to assess reliabilityScale development
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Validity
Assesses the construct of interestMeasuring what it is supposed to Cannot be directly measured – must
be inferred from evidence
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Face Validity
Appears to measure what it is supposed to
Let’s say you want to assess how social someone is
Which ones would be best?– How often do you socialize with friends?– How many parties did you attend last month?– Do you get angry easily?– How much do you enjoy meeting new people?– Do you enjoy playing sports?
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Construct Validity
Does it relate to other constructs as would be predicted?
Assess by correlating it with other measures
E.g. How social someone is should relate to how much they have conversations with other people
-& maybe how healthy they are
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Criterion Validity
How well does the measure predict or estimate real-world outcomes?
E.g., If you asked students how interested they were in majoring in computer science, the measure can be validated by looking at how it relates to who actually majors in computer science
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Learning objectives
What makes a quality instrumentHow to write questionsWhat validity meansHow to assess validityWhat reliability meansHow to assess reliabilityScale development
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Reliability
Consistency in the type of result a test yields E.g., a reliable person
Not perfectly overlapping, but questions “hang together”
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Measuring Reliability*
Cronbach Alpha: Inter-item consistencyTest – retest : Same measure twice to the same
groupEquivalent forms: Administer two forms of the
test to the same groupSplit-half : Administer half the measures at a
time (odd items vs. even items)Inter-rater Reliability (coding qualitative data):
How much coders’ answers overlap (percent agree and kappa)
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How to improve reliability?
Use clear and concise measuresInclude more items – less distorted by chance
factorsDeveloping a scoring plan for qualitative
coding
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Learning objectives
What makes a quality instrumentHow to write questionsWhat validity meansHow to assess validityWhat reliability meansHow to assess reliabilityScale development
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Scale development*
1. Conceptualize the target constructWhat are you trying to measure?Lit reviewOpen-ended questions
2. Write the itemsStart with a larger poolChoose an appropriate response format
3. Pilot the scaleAnalyze reliability (kappa) and validity (correlations with other
measures)Factor analysis to see if there are subscalesDecide which need to be eliminated
4. Pilot the new measures
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Available scales*
The easiest thing (and the thing looked upon favorably by reviewers) is to use other people’s scales
You can find these in:
Scale databases
e.g. http://www.muhlenberg.edu/depts/psychology/Measures.html
Journal articles
Books of scales
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Other Suggestions
For Qualtrics•Include a question that asks participants NOT to respond– Helps rule out random clicking
In general:•Put DVs as close to manipulation as possible
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Congratulations!
You have learned:Characteristics of good scalesHow to write good questionsWhat validity means and how to assess itWhat reliability means and how to assess itThe steps involved in developing a scale