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VALIDITY
What is meant by the term validity?
The extent to which an observed effect is genuine. The extent to which the researcher has measured what they intended to measure and the extent to which the findings can be generalised
What is meant by internal validity?
The extent to which the effects of a study are due to the manipulation of the independent variable. The extent to which the researcher has measured what they intended to measure
What is temporal validity?
A form of external validity focusing on the ability to generalise findings beyond the particular historical context of the study
What is meant by face validity?
A form of internal validity focusing on the extent to which a questionnaire, etc., appears (on the face of it) to be measuring what it claims to
What is external validity?
The extent to which an observed effect can be generalised, for example, to other times, people and settings
What is ecological validity?
A form of external validity focusing on the extent to which the research effect is likely to be demonstrated in other settings
What is concurrent validity?
A form of internal validity. The extent to which a psychological measure relates to an existing similar measure
Why do demand characteristics reduce internal validity?
How does social desirability bias differ from demand characteristics?
Why does the presence of confounding variables reduce internal validity?
Why does social desirability bias reduce internal validity?
Explain how concurrent validity can be used to confirm validity of a measurement