Lecture 6 - Validity

Question 1

Convergent validity and divergent validity are both examples of what broader category of validity?

Which is more common?

Answer 1

Predictive validity

(also known as associative validity)

Convergent validity is more common

Question 2

What makes CONSTRUCT VALIDITY different from the other forms of validity that we studied?

Answer 2

Construct validity is about establishing whether the instrument is actually measuring something

(i.e. some unobservable construct)

Question 3

What is a common method of investigating construct validity?

Answer 3

Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)

Question 4

What is an example of a criterion validity indicator that is used when assessing screening tests?

Answer 4

Classification statistics

(Note: I don’t really know what this is, it came from a comment on my assignment)