Experiments Flashcards
1
Q
What is an experiment?
A
Tests a hypothesis and explain variable relationships
2
Q
What is objectivity?
A
Really exists outside of social construct
3
Q
What is determinism?
A
Health world is goverend by laws which are predictable and can be generalised
4
Q
What does internal validity refer to?
A
Refers to the study design
eg. quasi-experimental
5
Q
What does measurement validity refer to?
A
The data collection methods
6
Q
What is construct validity?
A
does it measure the phenomenon it is set to measure?
7
Q
what is content validity?
A
Is it fully representative of what its meant to measure?
8
Q
What is face validity?
A
Are the tools suitable for the aims of research
9
Q
What is criterion validity?
A
Are the results the same with different tools and tests
