PPE 3003 Exam 1 Hansen
S data (self-judgement) - correct answer-data compromise a person's assessments of his
own personality, most frequently used, questionnaires or surveys
Advantage of S data - correct answer-1. each individual has a large amount of information
about himself
2. each individual has unique access to his own thoughts, feelings,and intentions
3. some kinds of S data are all their own, simple and easy to gather
Disadvantage of S data - correct answer-1. people sometimes will not or cannot tell
researchers about themselves
2 easy to obtain so psychologists rely on them too much
I data (informant) - correct answer-data compromise the judgements of knowledge
acquaintances about the personality traits of the person being studied
Advantages of I data - correct answer-1. there is a large amount of information on which
informants' judgements are potentially based
2. that this information comes from real life
3. that informants can use common sense
4. some kinds of I data are true by definition
5. judgements by people who know the person are important because they affect
reputation,opportunites and expectancies.
Disadvantages of I data - correct answer-1. no informant knows everything about another
person
2 that informants judgements can be subject to random errors
3 judgements can be systematically biased
L data (Life) - correct answer-data comprise observable life outcomes such as being
arrested, getting sick, or graduating from college
Advantages of L data - correct answer-1. being objective and verifiable
2 being intrinsically important and potentially psychologically relevant
Disadvantage of L data - correct answer-1. being determined by many different factors
2 sometimes not even psychologically relevant
B data (behavioral) - correct answer-comprise direct observations of a person doing
something. may be observed in the persons real life environment or an artificial setting
constructed in a psychological laboratory.
Advantages of B data - correct answer-1. they can tap into many different kinds of behaviors,
including those that might not occur or can be easily measured in normal life
2 they are obtained through direct observation, and so are in that sense objective
S data (self-judgement) - correct answer-data compromise a person's assessments of his
own personality, most frequently used, questionnaires or surveys
Advantage of S data - correct answer-1. each individual has a large amount of information
about himself
2. each individual has unique access to his own thoughts, feelings,and intentions
3. some kinds of S data are all their own, simple and easy to gather
Disadvantage of S data - correct answer-1. people sometimes will not or cannot tell
researchers about themselves
2 easy to obtain so psychologists rely on them too much
I data (informant) - correct answer-data compromise the judgements of knowledge
acquaintances about the personality traits of the person being studied
Advantages of I data - correct answer-1. there is a large amount of information on which
informants' judgements are potentially based
2. that this information comes from real life
3. that informants can use common sense
4. some kinds of I data are true by definition
5. judgements by people who know the person are important because they affect
reputation,opportunites and expectancies.
Disadvantages of I data - correct answer-1. no informant knows everything about another
person
2 that informants judgements can be subject to random errors
3 judgements can be systematically biased
L data (Life) - correct answer-data comprise observable life outcomes such as being
arrested, getting sick, or graduating from college
Advantages of L data - correct answer-1. being objective and verifiable
2 being intrinsically important and potentially psychologically relevant
Disadvantage of L data - correct answer-1. being determined by many different factors
2 sometimes not even psychologically relevant
B data (behavioral) - correct answer-comprise direct observations of a person doing
something. may be observed in the persons real life environment or an artificial setting
constructed in a psychological laboratory.
Advantages of B data - correct answer-1. they can tap into many different kinds of behaviors,
including those that might not occur or can be easily measured in normal life
2 they are obtained through direct observation, and so are in that sense objective
