Although External Validity Is a Desirable Quality in an Experiment

question 56

Multiple Choice

Although external validity is a desirable quality in an experiment, it is often attained at the expense of

• A) generalizability.
• B) random selection.
• C) applicability.
• D) internal validity.

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