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29th APS Annual Convention

Psychometric Approaches to Address Challenges in Psychological Science

Friday, May 26, 2017 · Boston, MA

Methodology

This session will present examples of how modern psychometric methods can be used to improve power and reliability in psychological research, advance our understanding of psychological constructs, and test specific psychological theories. We illustrate with examples of suicidality, externalizing psychopathology, and post traumatic stress disorder.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Sierra BainterChair
    University of Miami

Presentations

  1. Using Bayesian Estimation to Model Rare Behaviors in Limited Samples: Application to Suicide IdeationSierra Bainter
  2. Better Practices in Bifactor ModelingWes Bonifay
  3. Using Bayesian Estimation to Test Imbalance HypothesesKatherine Jonas
  4. Applications of Unipolar Item Response Theory Models to the PTSD Checklist – Civilian VersionBrooke Magnus, Sydney Timmer-Murillo