research methods - validity Flashcards
What is validity?
Whether the study is measuring what it intends to.
What is internal validity?
Whether the study is measuring what it intends to within the study.
What is face validity?
Whether the measurement appears to be measuring what it intends to on the surface.
What is construct validity?
The extent to which a measure is measuring enough of the underlying construct’s behavior to be measuring what it intends to.
What is concurrent validity?
The extent the results of a measure correlate with the results of a previous measure.
What is criterion validity?
How well a tool can predict future behavior.
What is external validity?
Whether the study is measuring what it intends to beyond the current study.
What is population validity?
The extent that a sample measured enough of the population to be measuring what it intends to.
What is ecological validity?
The extent that research is measuring enough of a real life behaviour to be able to generalise the findings to real life settings.
What are the external validity types?
Population and ecological validity.
What are the internal validity types?
Face, construct, concurrent, and criterion validity.
