Validity Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
Why is validity important
A
it assesses the quality of a study and whether it measures what it intends to measure
2
Q
Define population validity
A
The extent to which findings can be generalised to other groups of people
3
Q
Define ecological validity
A
The extent to which findings can be generalised to other situations
4
Q
Define temporal validity
A
Generalising the study to other time periods
5
Q
Define face validity
A
Whether it has good face value
6
Q
Define concurrent validity
A
Seeing if data has correlates positively with a similar study
