MODULE 4

________ validity is the extent to which a study's findings can be accurately generalized to other populations and settings

external

when thinking about associations between variables, increases in the values of one variable that are accompanied by proportional increases in the values of the second variable would be in a ________ relationship

positive linear

a study has high ________ validity when strong inferences can be made that one variable caused changes in the other variable 

internal

in social and behavioral research, the variable that is considered to be the cause is called the ________ variable

independent

in social and behavioral research, the variable that is considered to be the effect is called the ________ variable

dependent

the ________ method involves direct manipulation and control of one variable while the other is measured

experimental

a numerical index of the strength of the relationship between variables is called a ________ coefficient

correlation

a(n) ________ is anything that changes and can be measured

variable

the ________ definition of a variable is the set of procedures used to measure or manipulate it 

operational

which of the following refers to the extent to which the measurement or manipulation of a variable accurately represents the theoretical variable being studied? 

construct validity