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Internal validity
If an experiment is set up to severely test whether influence X really does affect outcome Y then it needs to be clear any systematic changes in Y are wholly due to the change in X. This is the issue of internal validity.
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Research Methods in Psychology - 4th American Edition @ KPU
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Internal validity
Ecological Validity
Validity as a whole
Face Validity
Discriminant Validity
Content Validity
Criterion Validity
External Validity
Construct Validity
In psychological research, what is the primary purpose of evaluating distinct forms of measurement validity, such as face, content, and criterion validity?
Because validity represents a single, uniform concept, researchers rely on only one kind of evidence to judge a measurement method's accuracy.
A researcher is developing a new survey to measure 'Academic Resilience' in college students. Match each validation activity with the specific type of validity it is designed to establish.
A research team is validating a new survey designed to measure 'Academic Persistence.' Arrange the following validation activities in the logical order of the evidence they provide, starting with the activity assessing the surface-level appearance, followed by the activity assessing the breadth of the definition, and ending with the activity assessing predictive success.
A clinical psychologist is developing a new self-report tool called the 'Social Anxiety Assessment.' To construct a comprehensive validation protocol that effectively generates evidence for face, content, and criterion validity, which of the following integrated research plans should they implement?
To judge a measure's accuracy and ensure it truly captures the intended construct, researchers must evaluate distinct types of ________ in addition to establishing reliability.
Match each type of validity with the specific kind of conceptual evidence it represents.
A researcher is evaluating a new survey designed to measure 'Social Intelligence.' Although experts agree that the survey items represent the entire scope of the construct and participants find the questions highly relevant, the researcher concludes the survey is an insufficient tool because scores do not correlate with the number of close friendships or peer-rated popularity. This researcher's evaluation specifically identifies a critical deficiency in _____ validity.
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History as a Threat to Internal Validity
Maturation as a Threat to Internal Validity
Testing as a Threat to Internal Validity
Instrumentation as a Threat to Internal Validity
Spontaneous Remission
Confounding Variable
What is the primary focus of internal validity in an experiment?
In a study comparing two different teaching methods, if the group receiving Method A also happens to be more naturally motivated than the group receiving Method B, the study would be described as having high internal validity.
A researcher is investigating whether a new 'Mindfulness App' reduces stress. Match each of the researcher's design decisions to the specific way it protects the study's internal validity.
A researcher finds that a 'Brain Training' app improves memory scores. However, the app group was paid $50, while the control group was paid $0. Arrange the following steps to reflect a logical analysis of the study's internal validity.
A researcher reports that a new meditation program reduces anxiety by more than a control group. However, an external reviewer discovers that the meditation group also attended weekly support meetings that the control group did not. The reviewer concludes that the study's findings are compromised because this lack of control over extraneous variables directly undermines the study's ______ validity.
The degree to which an experiment ensures that any systematic changes in the outcome () are wholly due to the manipulation of the influence factor () is known as ______ validity.
In psychological research, internal validity is considered 'high' only when the researcher can confidently conclude that:
A researcher conducts an experiment to test if a new memory technique (influence ) improves test scores (outcome ). If the experiment is designed such that any systematic changes in test scores are wholly due to the new memory technique, the study would be applied as having high internal validity.
Match each component of an experimental design with the appropriate description to analyze how it relates to the study's internal validity.
Arrange the following steps in a logical sequence to evaluate whether a study's claims of causality are supported by its internal validity.