When a Research Study Is Said to Be Generalizable to a Diverse

question 29

Multiple Choice

When a research study is said to be generalizable to a diverse range of social settings, it is said that this study has good:

• A) convergence validity.
• B) external validity.
• C) equivalence validity.
• D) internal validity.

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Definitions:

Resource Partitioning

The reduction of competition for environmental resources such as food that occurs among coexisting species as a result of each species’ niche differing from the others in one or more ways.

Intraspecific Competition

Competition among members of the same species for resources such as food, space, and mates.

Relocating Nesting

The process by which birds or other animals move their nesting site from one location to another, often for safety or environmental reasons.

Facilitation

In ecology, a situation in which one species has a positive effect on other species in the community, for example, by enhancing the local environment.