Ecological Validity Refers to the Degree to Which Lab Data

question 36

Multiple Choice

Ecological validity refers to the degree to which lab data hold true when altered to account for

• A)ecological differences between the lab and the outside environment.
• B)the degree to which data gathered in a lab will apply outside the lab,given the influences of the environment on cognitive activity.
• C)the accuracy of predictions of how test subjects will react when placed in an environment with different ecological relationships.
• D)the effect ecological changes have on the behavior of organisms in the particular environment.

Understand George Kelly's fundamental postulates in personality theory.

Grasp the concept of personal constructs and their role in personality development.

Identify the cognitive processes central to Kelly's theory of personality.

Recognize the significance of the cognitive revolution in psychology and Kelly's contribution to it.

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