What Is the Difference Between Internal and External Validity

question 66

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between internal and external validity

• A) Internal validity refers to study design; external validity refers to generalizability.
• B) Internal validity refers to participant motivation; external validity refers to experiment conditions.
• C) Internal validity refers to researcher methodology; external validity refers to peer critique.
• D) Internal validity refers to ethics concerns raised by study participants; external validity refers to ethics concerns raised by an IRB.

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Definitions:

Myopic

Nearsightedness; a condition in which close objects appear clearly but distant ones don't.

Nearsighted

A vision condition, also known as myopia, where close objects appear clear but distant ones are blurry.

Stimulus

A change in the environment that elicits a response from an organism or a system.

Alteration

A change or modification, usually used to refer to a small change in structure, form, or quality.