VALIDITY

• FACTORS AFFECTING INTERNAL VALIDITY OF SELF-REPORTS?

  • social desirability
  • demand characteristics
  • lack of insight
  • cannot remember necessary information
  • giving own information
• WHAT DOES SOCIAL DESIRABILITY DO TO VALIDITY?

  decrease validity
• WHY DOES SOCIAL DESIRABILITY DECREASE VALIDITY?

  participants lie to look socially acceptable
• WHAT DO RESPONSES TO DEMAND CHARACTERISTICS DO TO VALIDITY?

  decrease validity
• WHY DO RESPONSES TO DEMAND CHARACTERISTICS DECREASE VALIDITY?

  participants lie to go along with what they think the interviewer wants or to sabotage them
• WHAT DOES A LACK OF INSIGHT DO TO VALIDITY?

  decreases validity
• WHY DOES A LACK OF INSIGHT DECREASE VALIDITY OF SELF-REPORTS?

  participants have no confidence to give true, non-biased opinion or discuss topics in a way that truly reflect their behaviour
• WHAT DOES THE INABILITY TO REMEMBER NECESSARY INFORMATION DO TO VALIDITY?

  decreases validity
• WHY DOES THE INABILITY TO REMEMBER NECESSARY INFORMATION DECREASE VALIDITY?

  cannot give accurate/ in depth answers
• WHAT DOES GIVING OWN INFORMATION DO TO VALIDITY?

  increases validity
• WHY DOES GIVING OWN INFORMATION INCREASE VALIDITY?

  do not need to rely on researcher to interpret, therefore preventing researcher bias