Provide an example of interaction between personological variables and treatment (sample characteristics) as a threat to population validity.
What will be an ideal response?
An example may be a study focusing on the language development of grade school children, in which the accessible population is only those from affluent suburban communities. These communities may have children who come from families whose parents are well educated and highly verbal. Consequently, these children may perform differently in the experimental interventions than those from urban or rural communities.
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In the author's view one factor overlooked by Friedman in his discussion of the development of the global economy was
a. The influence of unions b. The relative value of currency around the world c. Worker productivity d. The profit motive
At birth the infant is all
a. false self. b. id. c. superego. d. all of the above.
The law that protects confidential information maintained by organizations who transmit health care information electronically is called:
a. HIPAA b. FERPA c. 42 CFR d. IDEA