Validity Definitions Flashcards
(9 cards)
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List of Validity types
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- Internal validity - how well IV measures DV
- Face validity - Appears good/not
___ - Criterion validity - If DV relates to other variables
- Concurrent validity - test-retest
- Construct validity - How appropriate the operationalising is
___ - Extrernal validity - Issues beyond the investigation
- Ecological validity - applicable to a natural environment
- Population validity - if the sample was generalisable
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Internal Validity
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How sure it is the IV Change causes the DV Change
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Face Validity
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If it Appears at Face Value to Test what it Claims To
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Criterion Validity
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Whether something measured relates to another Related Variable
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Concurrent Validity
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Type of Criterion Validity
Compares Phenomena Test with Other Tests on the Same Individual and Phenomena
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Construct Validity
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Measure of how well the Test Measures the Concept it is Measuring
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External Validity
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- Issues Beyond the Investigation
- Generalisable
- Ethnocentric
- Ecologically Valid
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Ecological Validity
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Whether a Measure/Experiment is in a Natural Situation/Environment or not
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Population Validity
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Whether it can be Generalised to the Population the Sample was taken out of
