Evaluating the Discriminant Validity of the Metaphors Test

Authors

Daniel N. Erosa, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2013

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Center for Academic Enrichment and Outreach

Publisher Location

Las Vegas (Nev.)

Abstract

The Metaphors Test (Barchard, Hensley, Anderson, & Walker, 2013) is a new test of emotion per­ception in which test takers indicate the extent to which various emotions are conveyed by metaphors. In order for the Metaphors Test to be considered a valid test of emotion perception, it must have dis­criminant validity. The Five-Factor Model (McCrae & John, 1992), also known as the Big Five Model, is one of the most well-known frameworks for personality. Based upon theory and previous research, the Metaphors Test should have low correlations with the Big Five. Conscientiousness had a moder­ate correlation with the Metaphors Test. Agreeableness had a moderate-to-high correlation with the Metaphors Test. This might suggest that the proportion consensus scoring (of any attribute) is influ­enced by the tendency to care about what other people think. Future research on emotion perception might benefit from focusing on tests with veridical scoring keys, such as the new Measure of Emotional Connotations (Barchard, Kirsch, Anderson, Grob, & Anderson, 2012).

Keywords

Big Five model; Emotional intelligence; Emotions; Personality

Disciplines

Psychology | Sociology

File Format

pdf

File Size

1.031 KB

Language

English

Rights

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Repository Citation

Erosa, D. N. (2013). Evaluating the Discriminant Validity of the Metaphors Test.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/mcnair_posters/32