face validity

the apparent soundness of a test or measure. The face validity of an instrument is the extent to which the items or content of the test appear to be appropriate for measuring something, regardless of whether they actually are. A test with face validity, however, may lack empirical validity.

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Psychology term of the day

May 2nd 2024

transience

1. impermanence.

2. a feeling of impermanence combined with an anticipation of loss. In classical psychoanalytic theory, the idea that everything is transient may interfere with enjoyment and preclude the establishment of deep or lasting relationships. —transient adj.