validity

Question 1

what is validity

Answer 1

the concept of validity is whether or not a test is measuring what it claims to measure

Question 2

what is face validity

Answer 2

assessing whether or not something measures what it claims to measure, which is concerned with its face value e.g. does IQ actually test intelligence

Question 3

what is concurrent validity

Answer 3

involves comparing a new test with an existing test to see if they produce similar results, if they do it is said to have concurrent validity

Question 4

what is temporal validity

Answer 4

type of external validity that refers to the validity of the findings in relation to the progression of time. For example, do Asch’s findings still apply today?

Question 5

what is internal validity

Answer 5

whether the effects observed in a study are due to the manipulation of the IV and not some other factior

Question 6

what is external validity

Answer 6

refers to the extent to which the results of a study can be generalised to other real-life settings (ecological validity), other people (population. validity) and over time (temporal validity)

Question 7

what is prediction validity

Answer 7

degree to which a test accurately predicts a criterion that will occur in the future

Question 8

what is construct validity

Answer 8

extent to which a test captures a specific theoretical construct or trait, and it overlaps with some of the other aspects of validity