Validity

Question 1

What is validity

Answer 1

The accuracy of measure

Question 2

Internal validity

Answer 2

Related to what actually happens in a study eg does the independent variable really have an effect on the dependent variable or was it caused by another extraneous variable

Question 3

External Validity

Answer 3

The extent to which the findings are generalisable beyond the research itself - ecological, population, temporal

Question 4

Ecological Validity

Answer 4

To test whether the results obtained in an experiment can be extended to a real life setting

Question 5

Population Validity

Answer 5

When the findings of research from a small sample can be generalised to other types of people

Question 6

Temporal Validity

Answer 6

The degree to which findings from a research study can be generalised to other time periods

Question 7

Face Validity

Answer 7

The extent to which a test is subjectively viewed as covering the concept it purports to measure eg does it look like it’s measuring what it’s supposed to measure

Question 8

Concurrent Validity

Answer 8

The degree to which two different measuring systems produce correlating results. Compare results from an existing valid measure - 0.8 correlation