Social validity assessments are meant to be which of the following? Flashcards
Social validity assessments are meant to be which of the following?
supplemental to objective measures of behaviors
supplemental independent measures
primary dependent measures
primary independent measures
supplemental to objective measures of behaviors
A useful social validity assessment should do which of the following?
(Select all that apply)
Correctly assess the opinions of the relevant community.
Respond to criticism and praise without investigating the sources or accuracy.
Assess the opinions of the correct community.
Use information to change the program or consumer’s opinions of the program.
Correctly assess the opinions of the relevant community.
Assess the opinions of the correct community.
Use information to change the program or consumer’s opinions of the program.
Baer (1987) described social ____ as the behaviors of consumers who not only disapprove of some components in the ongoing program, but are going to do something about their disapproval including:
-withdrawing from the program
-encouraging others to withdraw from the program
-complaining to community officials or the media
-not implementing some or all of the program’s procedures after the consultant leaves
invalidity
The authors recommend that _______ consumers should be urged to complain early and complain to key personnel.
discontented
-the person or agency who hires the program
-the recipients of the program
-certain members of the larger community
All of these should be considered when identifying ______ of the program.
consumers
To prevent consumers from believing that social validity assessments are useless and somewhat fraudulent, what recommendations are made?
(Select all that apply)
Offer incentives for completing social validity assessments.
Benefit the consumer in tangible ways.
Provide reasons for not following consumer recommendations.
Make disliked components better.
Benefit the consumer in tangible ways.
Provide reasons for not following consumer recommendations.
Make disliked components better.
When considering information from consumers, how should that information be weighed?
Information from consumers most directly related to program viability should be given the most weight.
Information from consumers who report a combination of positive and negative feedback should be given the most weight.
Information from consumers who are most dissatisfied should be given the most weight.
Information from consumers most likely to complain to members of the extended community should be given the most weight.
Information from consumers most directly related to program viability should be given the most weight.
-Use scales that invite wide variation in responses.
-Require differential responding by the consumer.
-Specify the period of the time being rated.
-Address all dimensions pertinent to the acceptability and viability of the program.
-Be as specific as possible because this will increase the usefulness of the information collected.
All of these recommendations are made regarding the construction of social validity assessments using _________.
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questionnaires
When should social validity assessments occur?
(Select all that apply)
throughout an intervention
after an interval of at least 6-12 months after intervention ends
early to provide an early warning of program rejection
at the end of an intervention
throughout an intervention
early to provide an early warning of program rejection
at the end of an intervention
Social validity assessments are not program-outcome measures, but they still deserve which of the following to allow for better predictors of program acceptance or rejection?
(Select all that apply)
reliable measurement
psychometric rigor
standardization
valid measurement
reliable measurement
psychometric rigor
valid measurement
