Validity Flashcards
1
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What is external validity?
A
Refers to the extent to which the findings of a study can be generalised.
2
Q
What is ecological validity?
A
Refers to the extent to which the results and conclusions can be generalised to real life.
3
Q
What is population validity?
A
Refers to the extent to which the sample can be generalised to similar + wider populations.
4
Q
What is temporal validity?
A
Extent to which the findings and conclusions of study are valid over time.
5
Q
What is internal validity?
A
The extent to which the observed results represent the truth in the population we are studying and are not due to methodological errors.
-E.g. using a stopwatch to test reaction time.
6
Q
What is face validity?
A
Extent to which a study appears to measure what it claims to measure.
