A researcher administers an antidepressant drug to a group of depressed patients and
over a period of time they improve.
The researcher claims that their improvement is due to
the drug, even though she did not control for outside factors such as improved emotional
support from friends, or natural improvement over time. This study lacks ______.
a. analogue validity c. internal validity
b. construct validity d. external validity
C
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Among those diagnosed with an anxiety disorder
a. the relapse rates are higher for men than for women. b. the relapse rates are higher for women than for men. c. the comorbidity rates are higher for women than for men. d. the comorbidity rates are higher for men than for women.
A friend of yours wants certain heavy metal songs banned because, your friend says, listening to them will encourage suicidal tendencies. Your BEST reply, based on research, would be:
A) "You're right; experts and the courts agree about the potential danger." B) "It depends; experts agree with you, although the courts have not found musicians liable." C) "It depends; experts don't agree with you, although the courts have found musicians liable." D) "It probably won't work; experts don't agree with you, and the courts have not found musicians liable."