Assignment: Reliability And Validity
To prepare for this assignment:
• Review Chapter 5 in your course text, Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences. Pay particular attention to the definitions of validity and reliability, the various types of validity and reliability, and how measures of each are reported.
• Choose an area of forensic psychology which you find interesting.
• Using the Walden Library, select and review a research study/article that relates to this area and that also addresses validity and reliability.
• Consider whether the validity and reliability, as reported in the research article you selected, are accurate or suspect and why.
The assignment (1-3 pages):
• Briefly describe the research study you selected.
• Explain the type(s) of validity and reliability relevant to this study.
• Explain whether you think the validity and reliability, as reported in the article, are accurate or suspect and why.
• Explain what difference validity and reliability make in the study you selected and why.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.