Validity (Accuracy)

Question 1

Internal Validity

Answer 1

There is accuracy within the study e.g. Is the researcher testing what they intended? Are there confounding/ extraneous variables affecting the research?

Question 2

External Validity

Answer 2

Can we generalise results outside of the study?

Question 3

Face Validity

Answer 3

Whether the questions etc… obviously measure the DV at face value

Question 4

Predicative Validity

Answer 4

Whether predictions can be made successfully from the results of the study

Question 5

Content Validity

Answer 5

Whether method of measurement researches what is intended

Should ask an expert in the specific subject to evaluate this

Question 6

Ecological Validity

Answer 6

Whether it is true to real life conditions

Question 7

Construct Validity

Answer 7

Does the research test for all parts of a construct?

E.g. If someone wants to measure sleep are they looking at all aspects (Dreams, Hours slept, Quality of sleep)

Question 8

Concurrent Validity

Answer 8

Comparing current method of measuring DV to a test that already exists on the same subject

Participants may be given both tests to see if get similar results

Question 9

Temporal Validity

Answer 9

Does the study hold up over time e.g. Bowlby’s study lacks temporal validity

Question 10

Population Validity

Answer 10

How accurate does the sample represent the wider population