WK3 L2 Construct validity

Question 1

construct validity

Answer 1

the extent to which a measured (operational) variable actually measures the conceptual variable it is designed to assess

Question 2

face validity

Answer 2

the extent to which the measure looks like it is measuring what it is suppose to measure

Question 3

content validity

Answer 3

the degree to which the operationalized variable adequately captures the conceptual variable of interest

Question 4

criterion validity

Answer 4

the extent to which a measure accurately predicts people behaviour (thing of interest)

Question 5

concurrent validity

Answer 5

how well does it predict present behaviour

Question 6

predictive validty

Answer 6

how well does it predict future behaviour

Question 7

discriminant validity

Answer 7

the degree to which scores on a measure are not related to scores on conceptually unrelated measures

Question 8

convergent validity

Answer 8

The degree to which scores on a measure are related to scores on other measures of the same or similar construct