Validity

Question 1

What is internal validity?

Answer 1

Refers to whether the effects observed in an experiment are due to the manipulation of the independent variable (IV) and not other factors.

Question 2

What is external validity?

Answer 2

Refers to generalising to other areas outside the research setting.

Question 3

What is face validity?

Answer 3

Form of validity where a tool measures what it is supposed to.

Question 4

What is concurrent validity?

Answer 4

The extent to which a psychological measure is in agreement with pre-existing measures that test the same concept.

Question 5

What is temporal validity (external validity)

Answer 5

Ine extent to which research findings can be successtully applied across time (some researen studies are outdated).