validity

Question 1

define validity

Answer 1

Whether something is true (measures what it sets out to measure)

Question 2

what is internal validity?

Answer 2

• The extent to which a test is consistent within itself, such as whether the different questions are all measuring the same thing

Factors that affect internal validity:
- Participant variables
- Lack of experimental control
- Situational variables
- Researcher bias

Question 3

what are the different types of internal validity?

Answer 3

1. CONTENT = he extent to which the questions/measurements in the study measure what we think we are measuring rather than some other factors
2. FACE = Simple way of assessing whether a test measures what it claims to measure which is concerned with face value
3. SPLIT HALF METHOD = comparing two halves of a test