External Validity Refers to the Extent to Which

question 7

Multiple Choice

External validity refers to the extent to which

• A) research results can be generalized to other situations
• B) the experimenter unintentionally communicates his or her expectations to the participants
• C) historical events occurred that accompanied one or more of the experimental treatments
• D) the observed relationship is a true cause-effect relationship

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Definitions:

Psychoses

A severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality.

Distorted Perceptions

Altered or inaccurate interpretations of sensory information, which can occur due to various psychological conditions.

Impaired Functioning

A reduction in the ability to perform or operate normally, often due to physical or psychological conditions.

Dissociative Identity Disorder

A severe form of dissociation, a mental process which produces a lack of connection in a person's thoughts, memory, and sense of identity.