Validity Flashcards
what is validity
whether a test measure what it is said to measure
what are the 7 types of validity
hint:
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M R
T V
I V
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T V
P V
ecological validity
mundane realism
temporal validity
internal validity
external validity
test validity
predictive validity
what is ecological validity
questioning whether we can generalise the results to different settings
what is mundane realism
does the study mirror how it would appear in the real world
what is temporal validity
can the study be generalised beyond the time period in which its investigated
what is internal validity
whether a researcher did test what they said they tested
what is external validity
whether the results of the study can be generalised to other situations
what is test validity
whether the test includes face validity, concurrent validity and predictive validity
what is predictive validity
whether the model can predict a future result accurately
how do we test for validity
FACE or CONCURRENT VALIDITY
what is face validity
we look to see if the test makes sense to test what is says its testing
what is concurrent validity
establishing whether what we have found is similar to what we already know
how to improve validity
-controlling extraneous variables so they don’t influence the experiment for internal validity
-making the investigation as real as possible in reference to setting and task for external validity
-making sure the sample is representative to ensure external generalisation for external validity
