Types of Validity

Question 1

Introducing validity

Answer 1

whether a test, scale, etc, produces a legitimate result which represents behaviour in the real world

Question 2

internal and external validity

Answer 2

whether something measures what it was designed to measure and whether the findings can be generalised

Question 3

ecological validity

Answer 3

the extent to which findings can be generalised from one setting to other settings
mundane realism of task may affect ecological validity

Question 4

temporal validity

Answer 4

do findings from a study hold true over time

Question 5

face and concurrent validity

Answer 5

does a test measure what it is supposed to on the face of it
do results match with a previously established test

Question 6

improving validity- experimental research

Answer 6

use of control group
standardised procedures
single blind and double blind trials

Question 7

improving validity- questionnaires

Answer 7

use of lie scales and anonymity to reduce social desirability

Question 8

improving validity- observations

Answer 8

findings may be more authentic in covert observations

Question 9

improving validity- qualitative methods

Answer 9

depth and detail may increase validity but further enhanced through triangulation