AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If the AP Psychology exam in 2020 contains terms from the social psychology or clinical psychology, it will not have ____ validity.
A
content-related
B
criterion-related
C
predictive
D
perfect
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There are two types of validity: external validity and internal validity. External validity refers to how generalizable the results of the experiment are. For example, if the study on a drug is done on an Asian, middle-aged, average-weight man with high blood pressure, can the results be generalized to the population?

Detailed explanation-2: -Validity: A measure of the extent to which a test actually assesses what it claims. Reliability: A measure of consistency in test results. Content validity: The extent to which a test accurately assesses the entire range of abilities it is designed to measure.

Detailed explanation-3: -How Is the AP Psychology Exam Structured? The AP Psych test consists of two sections: a multiple-choice section and a free-response section. Overall, AP Psychology is one of the shorter AP exams, clocking in at just two hours in total.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to the APĀ® Psychology score calculator provided by Albert, you will need to answer 53 of the 100 multiple-choice questions correctly and score at least 4 of the 7 possible points on each of the two free-response questions.

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