AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Face validity is often considered a subcategory of content validity. Face validity is the extent to which a test looks like it is measuring what it purports to measure.

Detailed explanation-2: -Assessment validity refers to the extent that a test measures what it is supposed to measure. The Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (2014) defines validity as the “degree to which evidence and theory support the interpretations of test scores for proposed uses of tests” (p.

Detailed explanation-3: -Validity will tell you how good a test is for a particular situation; reliability will tell you how trustworthy a score on that test will be. You cannot draw valid conclusions from a test score unless you are sure that the test is reliable. Even when a test is reliable, it may not be valid.

Detailed explanation-4: -Validity refers to whether a test measures what it aims to measure. For example, a valid driving test should include a practical driving component and not just a theoretical test of the rules of driving.

Detailed explanation-5: -Validity tells you how accurately a method measures something. If a method measures what it claims to measure, and the results closely correspond to real-world values, then it can be considered valid.