Social Validity.

Question 1

What is social validity?

Answer 1

A subjective measure of the study regarding how the people involved in the study felt about it.

Question 2

Social validity is an A_________ measure:it is used as a supplement to objective data, but never in place of.

Answer 2

Adjunctive

Question 3

How are social validity measures usually collected?

Answer 3

1. Questionnaires

2. Interviews

Question 4

What are the 3 key areas of social validity assesment?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

How behaviour analysts measure social validity:

Answer 5

1. Use wide range of responding
2. Require differential responding (i.e. do not rate all items positively/negatively)
3. Specify the time period that is being evaluated
4. Address all issues that could affect treatment viability.