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1. A study based on ex post facto data (e.g., information about participants´ characteristics and performance on the dependent measure) will have internal validity if the original study was an experiment.
-- Choose an answer --
a. True
b. False
2. Relative to ex post facto data, archival data is likely to have less ____ validity.
-- Choose an answer --
a. Construct
b. External
3. The more objective the content analysis scheme, the more valid it will be.
-- Choose an answer --
a. True
b. False
4. A main reason that archival data can sometimes have more construct validity than other measures is that
-- Choose an answer --
a. It can be free of instrumentation bias
b. It can be nonreactive
5. Studies based on archival data may fail to provide information about individuals.
-- Choose an answer --
a. True
b. False
6. Naturalistic observation poses more ethical problems than participant observation.
-- Choose an answer --
a. True
b. False
7. The strength of psychological tests is their
-- Choose an answer --
a. Construct validity
b. Internal validity
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