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Some Examples of The Structural Approach in Psychology

Eric Maris
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University of Nijmegen.

 
• Starting Points
• Guttman's Scalogram
  • Responses to Items
  • What is the Scalogram Used For?
  • The Model
  • The Structure in the Data
  • Determining the Representation of Persons and Items
  • The Equivalence Between the Structure in the Data and the Representation
  • Unidimensionality
  • The Restrictiveness of the Scalogram
• The Rasch Model
  • The Formula of the Rasch Model
  • Intermezzo: The Calculation of the Probabilities of Correct and Incorrect Responses
  • An Illustration of the Relation Between the Rasch Model and the Scalogram
  • The Fit of the Rasch Model
  • Determining the Representation of Persons and Items
• The Strict Order
  • Choosing Among Alternatives
  • What is the Strict Order Used For?
  • The Model
  • The Structure in the Data
  • Determining the Representation of the Stimuli
  • Transitivity
  • The Restrictiveness of the Strict Order
• The BTL Model
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