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Validity and Reliability
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- 1Construct ValidityConstruct Validity refers to the ability of a measurement tool (e.g., a survey, test, etc) to actually measure the psychological concept being studied
- 2Internal ValidityInternal validity occurs when a researcher controls all extraneous variables and the only variable influencing the results of a study is the one being manipulated by the researcher.
- 3Criterion ValidityThe degree to which test scores indicate a result on a specific measure that is consistent with some other criterion of the characteristic being assessed; also known as predictive validity.
- 4Face ValidityThe degree to which test items appear to be directly related to the attribute the researcher wishes to measure.
- 5External ValidityThis refers to the extent to which the results of a study can be generalized or extended to others
- 6Population ValidityPopulation Validity refers to how well the sample can be extrapolated to a population as a whole.
- 7Ecological ValidityEcological Validity is the degree to which the behaviours observed and recorded in a study reflect the behaviours that actually occur in natural settings
- 8Internal ReliabilityInternal reliability refers to the extent to which a measure is consistent within itself
- 9External ReliabilityExternal reliability refers to the extent to which a measure varies from one use to another
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- FlashCards sobre Validity and Reliability, criado por Dominic Ramsay em 04-01-2014.
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