Anton and His Friends Are Discussing a Study He Read

question 16

Multiple Choice

Anton and his friends are discussing a study he read about in his developmental psychology class. In the study, the researcher made the claim that most middle school students who are bullied have low self-esteem. Clarissa questions the study, saying, "I am not sure that I am convinced. I am not sure you can really measure being bullied." Quinn also questions the study, saying, "Which middle school students did they study? I am curious if they included both private and public school students." Manish also is curious about the study, asking, "I wonder how strong the relationship is between bullying and self-esteem. Could you predict one from the other?"
Quinn's concern is addressing which of the following?

• A)the study's statistical validity
• B)the study's internal validity
• C)the study's external validity
• D)the study's construct validity

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