Personality psychology

Psychology ? Eighth Edition by David G. Myers AP Psychology Final Study Guide History and Statistics 1) Validity ? the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to. (See also content validity and predictive validity.) (p. 448) 2) Reliability ? the extent to which a test yields consistent results, as assessed by the consistency of scores on two halves of the test, on alternate forms of the test, or on retesting. (p. 448) 3) Standardization ? defining meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested standardization group. (p. 446)ontemporary psychology ? According to contemporary psychologists, the unconscious is a type of information processing of which we are unaware. (p. 597)