Psychological Assessment - Validity

The Concept of Validity

Validity



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Ecological Validity



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Validation



Face Validity
Local Validation Studies
Face Validity
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E.g., Inkblots to measure personality =  face validity;
Trinitarian View personality test that ask about how introverted or
extroverted a person is =  face validity
Content Validity →



Criterion-Related Validity →
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Construct Validity

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, Content Validity Valid

Content Validity
Uncontaminated

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Concurrent Validity
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test blueprint
Predictive Validity


CONCURRENT VALIDITY

Concurrent Validity
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Criterion-Related Validity

Criterion-Related Validity →



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Criterion



E.g., a test score, a specific behavior or group of PREDICTIVE VALIDITY
behaviors, an amount of time, a rating, a
Predictive Validity
psychiatric diagnosis, etc.
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