A critical appraisal should be a/an:
a. analysis of a study's internal validity problems.
b. balanced appraisal of a study's strengths and weaknesses.
c. criticism of the researcher's faulty decisions.
d. inventory of problems in the study.
ANS: B
An intellectual critical appraisal involves careful examination of all aspects of a study to judge the strengths, weaknesses, meaning, and significance of a study.
A thorough critical appraisal contains much more than an analysis of the study's internal validity problems.
A critical appraisal points out both the strengths and weaknesses of a study.
A simple "inventory" of the study's problems does not constitute a good critique.
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