reliability vs validity Flashcards
1
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reliability
A
- consistency
- another experimenter will perform exactly the same experiment under the same conditions and generate the same result
2
Q
validity
A
- accuracy
- it measures what it claims to be measuring - a test on memory should measure memory and not something else like intelligence
3
Q
internal validity
A
- extent to which a conclusion can be drawn about the sample related to the presence of extraneous variables
4
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external validity
A
- extent to which the results/conclusion can be generalised to the sample’s population