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VALIDITY FLASHCARDS
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- 1What is internal validity?The degree to which the IV affected the DV or whether there were confounding variables involved.
- 2In basic terms?Whether the researcher tested what they intended to and how the study mirrors the real world
- 3What is external validity?The degree to which the findings can be generalised beyond the study
- 4What is population validity?The degree to which the results can be generalised to other people.
- 5How can this be assessed?By looking at the nationality, gender and ethnic group of the pps
- 6What is historical validity?The degree to which the results can be generalised to other times
- 7How can this be assessed?By looking at the time periods of the study
- 8What is construct validity?A way of assessing validity by investigating if the measure really is measuring the theoretical construct it's supposed to be
- 9Give an exampleLots of intelligence theories think intelligence comprises of different skills
A valid IQ test should test them all - 10What is face validity?The extent to which a measure appears on the surface to measure what it intends to measure
- 11What is criterion validity?A way of assessing validity by comparing the results w another measure
- 12Give an exampleComparing school results w IQ test results
- 13What is concurrent validity?When they are compared at the same time
- 14And predictive validity?If they're compared at a much later time
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- AS - Level Psychology (Research methods ) Flashcards on VALIDITY FLASHCARDS , created by lucy duckmanton on 31/03/2016.
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