The Advantage of Using a Repeated Measures Design
First, acquire and read the article:
Veltri, C. O. C., & Williams, J. E. (2013). Does the disorder matter? investigating a moderating effect on coached noncredible overreporting using the MMPI-2 and PAI. Assessment, 20(2), 199-209. doi:http://dx(dot)doi(dot)org(dot)ezproxylocal(dot)library(dot)nova(dot)edu/10.1177/1073191112464619
Then, after reading the article, answer the following questions:
This experiment used a repeated measures design.
What were the advantages to this design?
What is the most important threat to internal validity for this study and justify your answer? (textbook has a listing of each type of threat)
In what ways does this study reflect-or not reflect-the reality of malingering in a forensic setting? That is, how would you evaluate the external validity of this study?
What were the researchers' main conclusions of this experiment?
What are the applications of these results to a forensic setting?
Please submit the paper in MS word or .pdf format.
The advantage of using a repeated measures design was that the 295 subjects were enough to give valid analysis findings. Fewer subjects provided for a controlled environment which was cost-effective and cheap. Moreover, the researchers were able to establish the outcomes over a time period.
What is the most important threat to internal validity for this study and justify your answer?
The most significant threat to internal validity is maturation. The undergraduates are over-exposed to feigning and coaching over time, making them better at it. The coached feigning of respondents could influence their improved response to the PAI and MMPI-2 tests in unwanted ways. As the results were compared to the initial standard tests, the outcome of the feigned tests would be over-exaggerated. Ultimately, this would lead to biased findings.
In what ways does this study reflect-or not reflect-the reality of malingering in a forensic setting? That is, how would you evaluate the external validity of this study?
The study presents a crucial aspect of malingering in fore...
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