Reliability & Validity

Question 1

Reliability

Answer 1

Refers to how consistent your research

Question 2

Validity

Answer 2

Refers to whether a measure actually measures what it claims to be measuring
It shows how true and accurate the research is
The research does what it intends to do

Question 3

Internal Validity

Answer 3

Refers the whether the effects observed in a study are due to the manipulation of the independent variable and not some other factor

Question 4

External Validity

Answer 4

Refers to whether data collected in a research study can be generalised to other situations outside of the research environment

Question 5

External Validity - Ecological & Population

Answer 5

E- If the results of the study can be applied outside the research setting

P- If the participants in the study represent the population of the people they are applying their results to