A Researcher Concluded a Study That Looked at the Effect

question 146

Multiple Choice

A researcher concluded a study that looked at the effect of meditation on attention span improvement on 50 participants. If this researcher intends to transfer this knowledge to the entire country then this would be a concept of?

• A)Reliability
• B)Internal Validity
• C)External Validity
• D)Confounding variables

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Definitions:

Self-serving Bias

A cognitive bias that involves attributing successes to internal factors and failures to external factors to protect self-esteem.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overestimate the influence of personality and underestimate the influence of situational factors when explaining others' behavior.

Self-disclosure

The act of revealing personal information, thoughts, or feelings to others, which can enhance relationship intimacy and trust.

Big Five Model

A theory in psychology that identifies five fundamental personality traits: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.