The Main Difference Between Internal Validity and External Validity Is

question 219

Multiple Choice

The main difference between internal validity and external validity is that

• A)external validity concerns the degree to which the experiment supports clear causal conclusions, while internal validity concerns the generalizability of the results
• B)internal validity concerns the degree to which an experiment supports clear causal conclusions, while external validity concerns the generalizability of the results
• C)internal validity is based on independent variables, while external validity is based on dependent variables
• D)internal validity is based on dependent variables, while external validity is based on independent variables

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