validity

Question 1

face validity

Answer 1

the extent to which items look like what a test claims to measure

Question 2

temporal validity

Answer 2

to what degree research findings remain true over time

Question 3

concurrent validity

Answer 3

correlates scores on a test with another test known to be valid

Question 4

predictive validity

Answer 4

predicts how well a test predicts future behaviour

Question 5

internal validity

Answer 5

concerns whether results are due to the manipulation of the IV and having not be the effect of confounding variables

Question 6

external validity

Answer 6

the extent to which results can be generalised to other people, settings or over time

Question 7

how can internal validity be improved?

Answer 7

-minimising demand characteristics
-standardised instructions
-random sample
-reducing investigator effects
all ensure that the study is highly-controlled

Question 8

how can external validity be improved?

Answer 8

conducting experiments in more naturalistic settings

Question 9

what are 3 different types of external validity?

Answer 9

population validity
temporal validity
ecological validity

Question 10

what is validity?

Answer 10

the degree to which something measures what it claims to
-concerns accuracy