AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ refers to the extent to which the results of the study can be applied to another sample
A
Generalizability
B
Population
C
Sample
D
Credibility
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It also refers to the extent to which the research outcome can be generalized and applied to other cases that are not under study. It is also termed as credibility and external validity is termed as generalizability or transferability.

Detailed explanation-2: -Population validity refers to whether you can reasonably generalize the findings from your sample to a larger group of people (the population). Population validity depends on the choice of population and on the extent to which the study sample mirrors that population.

Detailed explanation-3: -External validity refers to the extent to which the results of a study are generalizable to patients in our daily practice, especially for the population that the sample is thought to represent.

Detailed explanation-4: -External validity refers to the extent to which the results of a study can be generalized beyond the sample.

Detailed explanation-5: -External validity is the validity of applying the conclusions of a scientific study outside the context of that study. In other words, it is the extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to and across other situations, people, stimuli, and times.

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