Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. A general skepticism about current knowledge stimulates researchers to improve validity of current research results.
2. Causal validity is also known as external validity.
3. Sample generalizability exists when a conclusion based on the subset of a larger population holds true for the general population.
4. Patterns in data are summarized as empirical generalizations.
5. A specific implication deduced from the more general theory is known as a constant.


1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. False

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