In What Situation Is It Argued That External Validity Is

question 49

Multiple Choice

In what situation is it argued that external validity is irrelevant?

• A)when psychologists seek to describe real-world settings based on laboratory research
• B)when research is conducted with college student samples.
• C)when the purpose of the experiment is to test a specific hypothesis derived from a theory.
• D)when the goal of an experiment is to set up the most typical case found in nature.

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