Validity & Reliability

Question 1

Content validity

Answer 1

The degree to which the content of a test or measure represents the traits it purports to measure.
-Depression includes features such as sadness and refusal to participate in activities the person once enjoyed. To have content validity, then, techniques that assess depression should include items that address these areas

Question 2

Criterion validity

Answer 2

The degree to which a test correlates with an independent, external criterion or standard.

Question 3

Construct validity

Answer 3

• The degree to which a test measures the hypothetical construct that it purports to measure.
• The construct validity of a test of anxiety requires the results of the test to predict other behaviors that would be expected, given your theoretical model of anxiety.

Question 4

The reliability of an assessment technique can be shown through _________ consistency, where the different parts of the test yield consistent results.

Answer 4

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