The external validity of an experiment is the ability to _____
a. draw correct conclusions about the hypotheses
b. reject the null hypothesis regardless of the data
c. apply the results to situations beyond those of the experiment
d. do all of these
C
External validity involves generalizing or applying the research findings to situations other than just the experiment.
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a. ?basic psychology b. ?applied psychology c. ?social psychology d. ?clinical psychology e. ?None of the choices are correct; cognitive psychology affects almost all of psychology.
Cognitive learning involves
a. mental processes that cannot be directly observed. b. higher-order conditioning. c. creative processes. d. focused attention. e. learning that occurs through repeated practice.
A psychologist who is asked to assess patients' lethality is being asked to find out ____
a. the probability that they will choose to end their lives b. whether they will survive their suicidal actions c. whether other people will copy their actions d. which method they are like to choose when attempting suicide
The earliest theory to explain human motivation was ____
a. ?drive theory b. ?arousal theory c. ?incentive theory d. ?instinct theory