Validity - Asch (1951)

• Ecological Validity: in lab experiments like Asch this type of validity is low. The artificial setting does not represent real life.
• Population Validity: the sample in Asch's study lacks this type of validity. It is not representative of the wider population.
• Temporal Validity: if the findings of the research would apply today. Asch's baseline study was conducted in 1951.