A psychologist wants to measure loneliness. In this study, loneliness means the unpleasant feeling that a person's social relationships do not meet their needs.
| Measure | What the psychologist records |
|---|---|
| A | The number of evenings each person spends alone in one month |
| B | Responses to questions about whether each person feels understood, included and satisfied with their relationships |
Outline which measure has greater construct validity and suggest one inaccurate conclusion that could result from using the other measure.
173 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 7.3 Analysing Research, covering 7.3.1 Types of Data, 7.3.2 Measures of central tendency, 7.3.3 Other descriptive statistics, 7.3.4 Tables, Charts and Graphs, 7.3.5 Reliability, 7.3.6 Validity and effects on validity, and 7.3.7 Sources of bias. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.