Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. In an experiment, a subject cannot read the size of the font on a written test. There is no other type of test available. This threatens the internal validity of the results.
2. Researchers give subjects a newspaper that can easily be identified as a “fake
newspaper.” This threatens external validity.
3. Experiments with very high external validity typically have very high internal validity.
4. Generalizability and external validity are not related.
5. Low external validity lessens the credibility of experiment results.
1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE
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