In an experiment on treatments for depression, a researcher uses a sample consisting of
depressed subjects who are NOT typical of the general population of depressed subjects.
Although the treatment works on the sample subjects, it is unlikely to work on depressed
people in general. Which type of validity does this study lack?
a. analogue validity c. internal validity
b. external validity d. construct validity
Question 2
An experiment's generalizability or applicability beyond the original sample to other
subjects, settings, and times is called _______ validity.
a. analogue c. internal
b. construct d. external
Depression assessment
Orifice plate & Turbine Flowmeter Experiment
The Meselson–Stahl experiment proves DNA replicates semiconservatively
The transfer experiment that demonstrated the existence of RNA primers in DNA replication
Reacting to Medical Treatments
Evaluating an experiment (metabolic pathway)