Methodological Issues Flashcards
1
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Ecological Validity
A
how close a study is to real life settings
2
Q
Construct Validity
A
how well a study measures the concept it was trying to evaluate
3
Q
Population Validity
A
how well your findings can be generalised to the wider population
4
Q
Reliability
A
the consistency of a measurement
5
Q
Inter-rater reliability
A
measurements determining how similar the data collected by different observers is
6
Q
Ethnocentrism
A
focusing on only one culture, creating bias
7
Q
Internal reliability
A
the consistency of results across items within a test
8
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External reliability
A
the extent to which a measure varies from one use to another
