The Internal Validity of a Measure Involves the Extent to Which

question 105

Multiple Choice

The internal validity of a measure involves the extent to which

• A)the effects of an experiment are truly due to conditions the researcher intended to manipulate.
• B)different observers of the same behaviour agree.
• C)the results of a study hold when studies are conducted with different participants and different methods.
• D)a participant's performance is similar on two or more occasions.

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Definitions:

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Piaget's Theory

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