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Construct validity — OCR GCSE Psychology Definition

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GCSE Psychology · key term

Construct validity

Definition

The extent to which a measure captures the psychological concept it is intended to measure.

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OCR GCSE Psychology · J203

Paper 1, Paper 2

The extent to which a measure accurately represents the psychological concept it is intended to measure.
Revise: Cooper and Mackie (1986): Video Games and Aggression
Revise: Tandoc et al. (2015): Facebook Use, Envy and Depression
The extent to which a measurement represents the concept it is intended to measure.
Revise: Correlations

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Reliability
Ecological validity
Quantitative data
Aggression
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The extent to which a measurement captures the psychological characteristic or behaviour it is intended to measure.
Revise: Types of Data
The extent to which a measurement tool actually measures the psychological concept being studied.
Revise: Reliability and Validity

OCR Psychology past papers

Demand characteristics

Dependent variable

External reliability