Validity Definitions Flashcards
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Internal Validity
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Yes = How sure it is the IV Change causes the DV Change
2
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Face Validity
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If it Appears at Face Value to Test what it Claims To
3
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Criterion Validity
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Whether something measured relates to another Related Variable
4
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Concurrent Validity
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- Type of Criterion Validity
- Compares Phenomena Test with Other Tests on the Same Individual and Phenomena
5
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Construct Validity
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- Measure of how well the Test Measures the Concept it is Measuring
6
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External Validity
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- Issues Beyond the Investigation
- Generalisable
- Ethnocentric
- Ecologically Valid
7
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Ecological Validity
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- Whether a Measure/Experiment is in a Natural Situation/Environment or not
8
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Population Validity
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- Whether it can be Generalised to the Population the Sample was taken out of
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