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11)If we wish to apply results of a study to a wider population, the type of validity that we would be concerned about would be A)statistical validity. B)internal validity. C)external validity. D)construct validity. 12)The term ________ is used to refer to the appropriate generalization from the laboratory to real-life situations. A)internal validity B)statistical validity C)ecological validity D)ecological reliability 13)Since the data on sex differences in mathematical ability tend to support both a nature and a nurture hypothesis, the ________ validity of any one interpretation is in doubt. A)internal B)construct C)statistical D)external 14)The degree to which we can generalize the results of a study to other participants and conditions is called A)construct validity. B)general validity. C)external validity. D)internal validity. 15)Suppose a psychoanalyst studies enuretic children seen in her private practice. She observed that each child suffers from Oedipal conflicts and thus concluded that all enuretic children suffer from such conflicts. This conclusion illustrates a problem with what type of validity? A)Absolute. B)Statistical. C)Internal. D)External. 16)In considering whether the independent variable was responsible for observed changes in the dependent variable, the type of validity that we would be addressing is A)external validity. B)internal validity. C)construct validity. D)statistical validity. 17)What concept is at the very heart of experimentation? A)External validity. B)Internal validity. C)Replication. D)Participant selection. 18)When we can conclude that it was the independent variable and not some other variable that caused the change in the dependent variable, then the study has good A)external validity. B)conceptual validity. C)internal validity. D)inter-rater reliability. 19)In order to generalize across different times, places, or conditions, a researcher must A)sample across those times, places, or conditions. B)use a random sample of participants. C)use a large enough sample size. D)use powerful statistics. 20)________ validity involves the demonstration of causality. A)External B)Internal C)Statistical D)Construct Â