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Question 1

what is external validity?

Answer 1

generalizability of findings to the target population

Question 2

what is the IRB?

Answer 2

institutional review board, body established to protect the rights and welfare of human research subjects recruited to participate in research activities conducted under the auspices of the institution with which it is affiliated.

Question 3

what is a hypothesis?

Answer 3

a suggested explanation for an observable phenomenon or prediction

Question 4

what is a theory?

Answer 4

is a tested, well-substantiated, unifying explanation for a set of verified, proven factors

Question 5

what are inferential statistics?

Answer 5

help answer questions by hypotheses, used ti draw inference about the population, make connections between variables, to generalize to greater population, p < .05

Question 6

what is the vividness problem?

Answer 6

People have a tendency to disregard real statistics and data and instead rely on the. vividness of personal testimony when making decisions.