Anton and His Friends Are Discussing a Study He Read

question 44

Multiple Choice

Anton and his friends are discussing a study he read about in his developmental psychology class.In the study,the researcher made the claim that a majority of middle school students who are bullied have low self-esteem.Clarissa questions the study,saying,"I am not sure that I am convinced-I am not sure you can really measure being bullied." Quinn also questions the study,saying,"Which middle school students did they study? I am curious if they included both private and public school students." Manish also is curious about the study,asking,"I wonder how strong the relationship is between bullying and self-esteem.Could you predict one from the other?"

-Quinn's concern is addressing which of the following?

• A)The study's statistical validity
• B)The study's internal validity
• C)The study's external validity
• D)The study's construct validity

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