PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

SOCIAL THEORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The theory is considered to have ____ validity.
A
heuristic
B
low ecological
C
high ecological
D
inter rater
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lack of control – natural experiments have no control over the environment & other extraneous variables which means that the researcher cannot always accurately assess the effects of the I.V, so it has low internal validity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Controlled environments often affect a study, and test findings that score low in ecological validity may occur because the participants become aware that they are taking part in an experiment.

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