The Term Discourse Refers to

question 62

Multiple Choice

The term discourse refers to

• A) a sentence in which the speaker has made a speech error, and the listener fails to detect this error.
• B) an interchange between two or more people, in which one person tries to convince the listener or listeners.
• C) a series of sentences that describes a sequence of events, organized in terms of the date of occurrence.
• D) language units that are more than a sentence in length.

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Definitions:

External Validity

The degree to which a study's findings can be applied to other contexts and different individuals.

Validity

The extent to which a test, measurement, or study accurately reflects or assesses the specific concept it is intended to measure.

Accurate Representation

is the degree to which an account or depiction reflects the true nature or details of the subject being represented.

Internal Validity

refers to the extent to which a study can demonstrate a clear cause-and-effect relationship between variables, unconfounded by extraneous factors.