Validity 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyResearch methods and techniquesA2/A-levelWJEC Created by: Leah-jenksCreated on: 05-06-19 18:01 What is internal validity? If an effect is due to manipulation rather than extraneous or confounding variables 1 of 8 What is external validity? The extent to which results can be generalised. (Historical, ecological and population) 2 of 8 What are the five methods of assessing validity? Face, Content, Construct, Predictive, Concurrent 3 of 8 What is the difference between content and face validity? They both involve checking if the method if measuring what it intends to measure, but content validity is more thorough. 4 of 8 What is construct validity? Comparing a test with other tests in order to see if they are highly correlated with each other. 5 of 8 What is predictive validity? Whether a test can predict future performance based on the results of the test 6 of 8 What is concurrent validity? Comparing the results of a test with a previously validated similar test and seeing if the results positively correlate 7 of 8 What are ways to improve validity? Single blind and double blind techniques, better sampling 8 of 8
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