If an Experiment Is Internally Valid,then One Can Infer That

question 146

Multiple Choice

If an experiment is internally valid,then one can infer that:

• A)manipulating the independent variable caused the changes in the dependent variable.
• B)the independent and dependent variables were correlated but not necessarily causally related.
• C)the variables were defined optimally in terms of validity.
• D)the same results would be obtained if we replicated the experiment in a different population.

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