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Explain the trait models
4 weeks (about 5 hrs/week)
Read OpenStax chapter 11 and the Noba module on personality traits. Self-check: chapter 11 review questions. Then make a summary of the Big Five model and one rival, with the evidence for each.
Proof required
Link the public repo or shared document with a summary of the Big Five model and one rival, with the evidence for each, with every source cited.
What gets checked
- Each model is stated fairly.
- Evidence is cited.
- Limits of self-report are named.
Common mistakes
- Results the files cannot reproduce.
- A summary of the reading instead of your own work.
Powstik Guide
A summary of the Big Five model and one rival, with the evidence for each.
Steps
- Read the linked chapter and take the self-check.
- Make a public repo.
- Build the smallest version that works, then check it.
- Write a README: the question, the method, what you found, the limits.
- Ask someone who knows psychology to check it.
Template
README Course 10: Personality and Individual Differences Question: Data (source, n, how it was collected): Method: Result: Limits:
What gets sent back
- No data or no code.
- Data from people that breaks the rules above.
- Copied work with no history.
Resources
Foundationstart here
Depthgo deeper
What a verifier looks for
- Each model is stated fairly.
- Evidence is cited.
- Limits of self-report are named.
- Do the files produce what the README says?
You'll sign in first, then come straight back here.
Check a questionnaire's reliability
4 weeks (about 5 hrs/week)
Use the Open Psychometrics raw data and OpenIntro's chapter on correlation. Self-check: chapter 11 review questions. Then make a notebook that scores an open Big Five dataset, computes reliability (Cronbach's alpha) and the trait correlations.
Proof required
Link the public repo with a notebook that scores an open Big Five dataset, computes reliability (Cronbach's alpha) and the trait correlations: the notebook, the data (or a link to the open dataset) and a README saying what it shows.
What gets checked
- Reverse-keyed items are handled.
- Reliability is computed and read correctly.
- No one in the data can be identified.
Common mistakes
- Results the files cannot reproduce.
- A summary of the reading instead of your own work.
Powstik Guide
A notebook that scores an open Big Five dataset, computes reliability (Cronbach's alpha) and the trait correlations.
Steps
- Read the linked chapter and take the self-check.
- Make a public repo.
- Build the smallest version that works, then check it.
- Write a README: the question, the method, what you found, the limits.
- Ask someone who knows psychology to check it.
Template
README Course 10: Personality and Individual Differences Question: Data (source, n, how it was collected): Method: Result: Limits:
What gets sent back
- No data or no code.
- Data from people that breaks the rules above.
- Copied work with no history.
Resources
Foundationstart here
Depthgo deeper
What a verifier looks for
- Reverse-keyed items are handled.
- Reliability is computed and read correctly.
- No one in the data can be identified.
- Do the files produce what the README says?
You'll sign in first, then come straight back here.