Reliability

Question 1

What is ecological validity?

Answer 1

• Generalisable to real life settings.

Question 2

What is concurrent validity?

Answer 2

• Results from a new test can be compared to a previously well-established test.

Question 3

What is population validity?

Answer 3

• Whether you can reasonably generalise the findings from your sample to a larger group of people.

Question 4

What is temporal validity?

Answer 4

• Assesses to what degree research findings remain valid over time.

Question 5

What is face validity?

Answer 5

• Does the test look as though it measures what it intends to measure.

Question 6

What is predictive validity?

Answer 6

• If diagnosis leads to successful treatment then the diagnosis is seen as valid.

Question 7

What is context validity?

Answer 7

• Involved asking experts in the field to check content of the study.

Question 8

What is internal validity?

Answer 8

• Extent to which a test is consistent within itself.

Question 9

What is external validity?

Answer 9

• Refers to ability of the test to produce the same results each time it is carried out.