What Does the Term "External Validity" Refer To

question 84

Multiple Choice

What does the term "external validity" refer to?

• A)the degree to which we can attribute the results to the effects of the independent variable
• B)the degree to which the dependent variable was changed in the study
• C)the power of the independent variable to cause a change in the dependent variable
• D)the extent to which findings apply to individuals or situations other than those studied

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