A Social Psychologist Conducts an Experiment and Finds a Statistically

question 2

Multiple Choice

A social psychologist conducts an experiment and finds a statistically significant result.This means that

• A) the probability of obtaining this finding by chance alone is less than some quantity.
• B) the probability of obtaining this finding by chance alone is greater than some quantity.
• C) the experiment is very high in external validity.
• D) the experiment is very low in external validity.

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Definitions:

Participant Pool

The group of individuals from which research participants are selected, crucial for the representativeness and validity of a study.

Ethnic Make-Up

The composition of different ethnic groups within a population.

Mean Ages

The average age of individuals in a given population or group.

Result Generalizability

The extent to which research findings are applicable to contexts outside of the original study setting, including different populations and conditions.