validity

Question 1

what are the 4 types of validity

Answer 1

face
content
criterion
construct

Question 2

what is content validity

Answer 2

what it contains (does it make sense with the theories)

Question 3

what are the two types of criterion validity

Answer 3

concurrent

predictive

Question 4

what is concurrent validity

Answer 4

matches another test taken at the same time

Question 5

what is predictive validity measured by

Answer 5

correlation coefficient (r)

Question 6

what is the correlation coefficient measured against

Answer 6

base rates

Question 7

what are the 3 types of rates measured against the base rate

Answer 7

hit
false positive
false negative

Question 8

what is construct validity

Answer 8

correlation with other tests

factor analysis

Question 9

what are the 11 threats to construct validity

Answer 9

construct confounding (more than 1 construct) 
mono-operation bias (under representation) 
mono-method bias (method part of construct) 
reactive self-report (motivation) 
reactivity to setting 
experimenter expectancies 
novelty and disruption 
competency equalisation 
compensatory rivalry 
resentful demoralisation 
treatment diffusion 
(C
MM
RREN
CCRT)

Question 10

5 reliability estimates

Answer 10

test-retest 
parallel forms 
split half 
chronbach 
inter-rater reliability

Question 11

determinants of reliability

Answer 11

relevance
heterogeneity
ambiguity of interpretation

Question 12

standard error of measurement is at

Answer 12

2SD or 3SD

Question 13

factors affecting retest reliability

Answer 13

real change
systematic change
method change
instability (error)