validity

Subdecks (4)

Cards (11)

  • issues
    -demand characteristics
    -social desirability bias
    -participant variables
    -order effects
    -investigator effects
    -extraneous & cofounding variables
  • internal validity
    is the experiment measuring what it's supposed to?
  • external validity
    can findings be generalised outside of the experimental set up?
    -extent to which findings can be generalised to other situations & populations