level: Reliability and validity
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Reliability and validity
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Internal reliability | The extent to which a measure is consistent within itself e.g the first half of a depression questionare would produce the same result as the second half |
| external reliability | how consistent a measure is from one user per time. eg a colorblind test will always have the same result no matter when take it. |
| internal validity | are you actually measure the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable |
| external validity | can the findings of the experiment be applied to real life |
| Ecological validity | External validity in relation to the setting, for example if the test was done in a lab would it be applicable to real life |
| Temporal validity | external validity in relation to time, will the results be the same as time passes |