validity Flashcards

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external validity

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measures the extent to which the results can be generalised beyond the research setting

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face validity

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This measure assesses whether a test or study measures what it set out to measure

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internal validity

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measures the extent to which the results are due to the manipulation of the IV rather than the influence of uncontrolled confounding

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ways of assessing validity

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face validity
predictive validity
concurrent validity

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predictive validity

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measuring how well a test or study can predict future behaviour

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concurrent validity

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assesses how closely two different tests of the same behaviour/skill agree with each other

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ways of improving validity

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