1. The degree to which a test or measurement appears to measure what it claims to measure, based on superficial examination rather than empirical evidence
The questionnaire has good surface validity because it looks like it measures job satisfaction.
O questionário tem boa validade aparente porque parece medir a satisfação no trabalho.
2. In research and assessment, the extent to which a measure seems logically related to the construct being measured at first glance
Although the test has surface validity, further validation studies showed it was not truly reliable.
Embora o teste tenha validade aparente, estudos de validação posteriores mostraram que não era realmente confiável.