The Following Is Not a Threat to External Validity

question 2

Multiple Choice

The following is not a threat to external validity:

• A)the experimental sample is not representative of the population of interest.
• B)the treatment being studied is not representative of the treatment that would be implemented more broadly.
• C)experimental participants are volunteers.
• D)partial compliance with the treatment protocol.

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Definitions:

Middle Term

The term that appears in both premises of a categorical syllogism but not in the conclusion, connecting the other two terms.

Syllogism

A method of deducing an outcome from two provided or presumed statements.

Premises

Claims or premises that serve as the foundation for an argument or from which inferences are made.

Categorical Syllogism

A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion, each of which is a categorical proposition.