WorksheetsReliability and Validity
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
When a study is said to be "Valid"....
It is thought to measure what it was supposed to measure
it is thought that the same or similar results should be achievable if repeated
The DV is supposed to have the desired impact on the IV
it is thought to be ineffective
The mos desirable studies are those whose results are thought to be both reliable AND valid
True
False
The two general categories of validity are:
High or Low
External and Internal
Ecological, Construct
Temporal, Cultural
This type of validity refers to how likely the results are able to be applied across different time periods (past, present, future)
Ecological
Construct
Temporal
Archaic
This type of validity is a judgment about how likely the study was constructed in a way that it reflects real-life situations
Ecological
Construct
Population
Internal
a measure of whether data can be generalized to other situations outside of the research environment they were originally gathered is called:
external validity
internal validity
ecological validity
none of the answers are correct
a measure of whether results obtained are solely affected by changes in the variable being manipulated (i.e. by the independent variable) in a cause-and-effect relationship.
Internal Validity
External Validity
Cross-Cultural Validity
All of the above
It is unlikely for any study to be completely valid and reliable.
True
False
Obtaining similar scores for the same group of people form repeatedly using the same instrument over and over is an indication of the instrument's ________.
Standar Error of Measurement
Test Norms
Reliability
Validity
The type of reliability that is assessed by the test-retest method
internal
External
The type of reliability assessed by the split-half method
(a)
Establishing consistency across different researchers is known as inter-rater reliability
False
True
