1. Our plan to "feel better with exercise
1.1. What exercise do we pick?
1.1.1. Mode of exercise?
1.2. How do we measure feeling better?
1.2.1. Physically: Performance, strength, endurance
1.2.2. Cognitiviely, focus, attention, stress reduction
1.2.3. Emotionally: mood, enjoyment, welbeing
1.3. How do we measure how much we exercise
1.3.1. Time, amount, intensity, progress
2. 1. What are methods and measuremet? Define and distinguish between methods and measurment
2.1. Methods
2.1.1. Methods refer to the procedures used to collect and analyze data
2.1.2. They describe what kind of data will be collected and how the study will be conducted.
2.2. Measurment
2.2.1. Measurment describes the tool or instrument that will be used to collect data.
2.2.2. Types of Measurment
2.2.2.1. Quantitative: Focused on quantifying psychological phenomena
2.2.2.1.1. Surveys/scales/instruments, Standarized questionaires, Observation, Specialized equipment, App/Device collected data
2.2.2.2. Qualitative: Focused on exploring and interpreting experiences
2.2.2.2.1. Observation, Open-ended surveys, Interviews, Focus groups, Records/photographs/documents/policies/etc.
2.2.2.3. Mixed-Methods
2.2.2.3.1. Use of both quantitative and qualitative methods
3. 2. How do we measure in exercise psychology?
3.1. Objective
3.1.1. Describes the use of measures that are impartial and typically need a device or a tool to be measured. Ex. heart rate monitor, activity tracker, measuring tape, or direct observation.
3.2. Subjective
3.2.1. Describes the use of measures that rely on human judgement and experience Ex. Perceived Exertion Scale, recall diary, and self-reported enjoyment survey.
3.2.1.1. Objective measurment and quantitative method would be **device based** Ex. heart rate monitor
3.2.2. Quantiative method and Subjective measurment would be **survey-based** ex. Perceived Exertion Scale
3.2.3. Qualitative method and Subjective measurment would be **experience based** ex. interview
3.3. Example
3.3.1. You introduce your friends to this new sport you picked up, called Pickleball. You want to know: 1. Whether Pickleball is a "good workout"; and 2. Whether they liked it or not What instruments/measurements should we use to measure these questions?
3.3.1.1. Is pickleball a "good workout"
3.3.1.2. Do you like playing pickleball?
4. 3. Understanding psychometrics
4.1. Examples
4.1.1. If you wanted to measure stress through a questionnaire, what kind of question(s) would you ask? How many questions would you ask "Are you stressed?" "How stressed are you, from low to high?" "On a scale from 1-10, how stressed are you?"
4.1.2. If you wanted to measure stress through a questionnaire, what kind of question(s) would you ask? How many questions would you ask?
4.2. What is psychometerics?
4.2.1. the branch of psychology concerned with the quantification and measurement of mental attributes, behavior, performance, well as with the design, analysis, and improvement of the tests, questionnaires, and other instruments used in such measurement.
4.2.2. "How well does this measure assess the outcome it's meant to?" "How consistently does this measure assess the outcome it's supposed to?" "Is the number of items in the instrument enough to sufficiently capture this outcome?"
4.3. 1. Reliabity
4.3.1. How consistently does an instrument measure something? If I use this measure multiple times, how confident can I be that my responses will be similar?
4.3.2. Represents the stablity of a measure of time. If I use this measure now and then again at a different timepoint, how similar will the responses be?
4.3.3. Represents the degree to which different raters give consistent estimates of a measure/behaviour. If I use adminsiter this measure and then someone else does as well, how similar will the responses be?
4.4. 2. Validity
4.4.1. Represents the extent to which a measure *actually measures* what it intends to. If I use this measure, how confident can I be that it wil actually measure what I want it to measure?
4.5. 3. Feasiblity
4.5.1. Represents whether a measure can be appropriately or reasonably implemented. How difficult/appropriate would it be for me to use this measure in this context?