✅ Validity
a valid measure measures what it is meant to measure
Internal validity:
- High: no alternative explanations for a result
- Low: results can be explained by confounds
- Reasons for low internal validity: THIS MESS
Influencing Internal validity
- 👍 controling extraneous variables (explaination)
- 👍 standardized instructions
- 👍 ⚖️ Counter balancing
- 👎 Research bias
- 👎 low 😌 Reliability
External validity
- High: high extent of generalizability
- Low: low extent of generalizability
Influencing External validity
- 👍 🎰 Random Sampling
- 👍 Natural setting
- 👎 homogenuous sample