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Solutions For Abnormal Psychology Chapter 2 Problem 16TY

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Solution 1

In this the experimental group receives the treatment whereas the control groups do not receive the treatment. To test a new drug the control group will receive a placebo called the pseudo treatment that they receive the treatment without the medicine and the experimental group will receive the treatment.

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Another important issue in the clinical research when examining the data from any study is the validity.

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Internal validity is the extent to which the study design allows conclusions that the intervention caused changes in the outcome.

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Hence the option a is not correct.

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External validity is related to generalization. It is defined as the ability to generalize study findings to situations and people outside the experimental setting.

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Hence the correct option is .