validity

Question 1

define validity

Answer 1

whether a measure measures what it claims to be measuring

Question 2

define internal validity

Answer 2

refers to if the researcher is measuring the effect of the IV on the DV or if there is an effect of extraneous variables

Question 3

define face validity

Answer 3

refers to how good the research looks to be at testing what it claims to be testing

based on subjective opinion

Question 4

define construct validity

Answer 4

if research measures every construct that it should measure

Question 5

define concurrent validity

Answer 5

where one study of a behaviour gives the same results as another test or study that claims to measure the same behaviour

eg Loftus and Palmer’s first and second studies had a high concurrent validity

Question 6

define criterion validity

Answer 6

refers to how well a tool can predict future behaviour

Question 7

define external validity

Answer 7

refers to if the results of the research can be generalised out of the research setting

Question 8

define population validity

Answer 8

refers to the extent to which the results from the sample can be generalised to the general population

Question 9

define ecological validity

Answer 9

refers to the extent to which the settings of the study are similar to the natural environment

Question 10

what are threats to validity?

Answer 10

• order effects
• researcher bias
• social desirability bias
• demand characteristics
• response bias
• extraneous variables