Social Validity

Question 0

Importance of goals deals with

Answer 0

Whether the study was worthwhile (was it important to people in the setting/society as a whole?)

Question 1

What are the three key areas of social validity?

Answer 1

1. Importance of goals
2. Acceptability of procedures
3. Satisfaction with the outcomes

Question 2

Acceptability of procedures deals with

Answer 2

“Treatment acceptability.” The implementation of the I.V. and whether the I.V.s will be used in future

Question 3

Satisfaction with the outcomes deals with

Answer 3

The results of the study. Whether the participants were satisfied with the outcomes and whether they found the changes to be significantly positive