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| Method: a method is a procedure agreed on by participants of a discussion or research project. In the case of violations of a method, the comparability of the results is in particular questioned, since these no longer come from a set with uniformly defined properties of the elements._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Paul E. Meehl on Method - Dictionary of Arguments
Corr I 15 Methods/Psychology/Meehl: Personality psychology has many concepts that cannot, themselves, be directly observed. Called hypothetical constructs in a classic theoretical description by MacCorquodale and Meehl (1948)(1), these theoretical terms can be inferred indirectly but are not themselves directly observable. Personality psychologists use terms like ‘adjustment’ and ‘extraversion’ and ‘self-esteem’ but cannot observe any of them directly, only indirectly through observations and measurements that are imperfect. The constructs are inferred by a network of correlations with various observations. Converging evidence affirms the reality, or at least the usefulness, of a construct. Consider ‘extraversion’: if the same people are found to be extraverted when measured by self-report, by peer-report, and by behavioural measures, then the construct of ‘extraversion’ is supported. If not, the construct may be invalid, or perhaps there is a problem with the measurement. Thus theorists propose a nomological net of associations among constructs and observables that can guide research (Cronbach and Meehl 1955)(2). >Theoretical terms, >Theories, >Unobservables. 1. MacCorquodale, K. and Meehl, P. E. 1948. On a distinction between hypothetical constructs and intervening variables, Psychological Review 55: 95–107 2. Cronbach, L. J. and Meehl, P. E. 1955. Construct validity in psychological tests, Psychological Bulletin 52: 281–302 Susan Cloninger, “Conceptual issues in personality theory”, in: Corr, Ph. J. & Matthews, G. (eds.) 2009. The Cambridge Handbook of Personality Psychology. New York: Cambridge University Press._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Meehl, Paul E. Corr I Philip J. Corr Gerald Matthews The Cambridge Handbook of Personality Psychology New York 2009 Corr II Philip J. Corr (Ed.) Personality and Individual Differences - Revisiting the classical studies Singapore, Washington DC, Melbourne 2018 |
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