Dr Sussman Conducts a Study on the Effect of Various

question 157

Multiple Choice

Dr. Sussman conducts a study on the effect of various motivational factors on job performance. In her study, she does an excellent job of controlling extraneous factors and as a result, we can have high confidence in the causal conclusions she draws. However, the participants in her study were from a select group of the population and, therefore, Dr. Sussman will be rather limited in terms of her ability to apply her results to other people and situations. Taken as a whole, this study would be said to have ___________ internal validity and __________ external validity.

• A)good; good
• B)poor; good
• C)good; poor
• D)poor; poor

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Definitions:

Face Value

The nominal value stated on financial instruments, such as bonds or stock certificates, representing the amount to be repaid at maturity.

Contract Rate

The predetermined price per unit of service or good agreed upon in a contractual agreement.

Market Rate

The prevailing rate of interest or value for currencies or goods in the marketplace, often influenced by supply and demand.

Effective Interest Rate Method

A technique used in finance to find the actual interest rate per period with compounding taken into account.