Validity Flashcards
1
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what is validity ?
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- refers to how accurately a study investigates what it claims to and the extent to which findings can be generalised beyond a research setting
2
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what is internal validity ?
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- concerns whether results are due to the manipulation of the IV and have not been affected by confounding variables
3
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what is external validity ?
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- refers to the extent to which an experimental effect (the results) can be generalised to other settings, other people and over time
4
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what are the ways of assessing validity ?
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- face validity
- concurrent validity
- ecological validity
- temporal validity
5
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what is face validity ?
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- simple way of assessing validity
- involves the extent to which items look like what a test claims to measure
6
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what is concurrent validity ?
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- assesses the validity by correlating scores on a test with another test known to be valid
7
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what is ecological validity ?
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- whether the study is representative of the environment and therefore whether findings can be generalised
8
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what is temporal validity ?
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- assesses to which degree research findings remain over time
