Field researchers attempt to achieve reliability and validity for the data collected in several ways. Of the following, which is NOT one of the ways they try to ensure reliability and validity?
A) member validation
B) ecological validity
C) internal consistency
D) external consistency
E) none of the above
E
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a) Gain insight into why automatic thoughts occur b) Find a way into their past and uncover how it impacts their present c) Change inaccurate cognitions to more adaptive ones d) Develop solutions to interpersonal problems
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