Validity

• What does validity refer to in psychological research?

  Whether a test produces legitimate results
• What does internal validity measure?

  Whether effects are due to the independent variable
• What is a major threat to internal validity?

  Participants responding to demand characteristics
• What does external validity relate to?

  Generalizing findings beyond the research setting
• What is ecological validity?

  Generalizing findings to everyday life settings
• Why is ecological validity often misunderstood?

  People confuse lab settings with natural behavior
• How can a field study improve ecological validity?

  By conducting research in a natural setting
• What criticism is associated with Asch's conformity experiments?

  High conformity rates were era-specific
• What is temporal validity?

  Generalizing findings to different historical times
• What is face validity?

  Whether a measure appears to assess what it claims
• What is concurrent validity?

  Relation of a measure to an existing similar measure
• What is the definition of ecological validity?

  Generalizing findings to other settings and situations
• What is the definition of temporal validity?

  Generalizing findings to other historical times
• Why is measuring head size not a valid measure of intelligence?

  It does not accurately reflect intelligence
• What are the key terms related to validity in psychological research?

  • Validity: Extent of genuine measurement
  • Face validity: Measure appears to assess intended construct
  • Concurrent validity: Relation to existing similar measures
  • Ecological validity: Generalization to other settings
  • Temporal validity: Generalization to other historical times
• What are the implications of low ecological validity in research?

  • Findings may not apply to real-life situations
  • Results could be influenced by artificial settings
  • Generalization of results is limited
• What are the implications of low temporal validity in research?

  • Findings may not hold true over time
  • Results could be outdated or irrelevant
  • Generalization to current contexts is limited