The Concept of Face Validity
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1979
Keywords
Construct Validity, Face Validity, Research Practice, Theoretical Discussion, Logical Defect
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00222826
Abstract
The concept of “face validity”, used in the sense of the contrast between “face validity” and “construct validity”, is conventionally understood in a way which is wrong and misleading. The wrong view had relatively limited consequences for research practice per se. However, it is a serious obstacle in theoretical discussions of certain “philosophical” or “foundational” issues. In this brief note I would like to point out the logical defect in the conventional position and correct it by making the necessary distinctions.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Quality and Quantity, v. 13, issue 1, p. 85-90
Scholar Commons Citation
Turner, Stephen, "The Concept of Face Validity" (1979). Philosophy Faculty Publications. 207.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/phi_facpub/207
