A researcher conducts a study on a population and gets some results. To generalize these results to a different population, which of the following should be shown in the measurement?
AExternal validity ✓ Correct
BInternal validity
CEmissary validity
DDivergent validity
Correct answer: (A) External validity
Explanation
External validity shows that results can be generalised to a different population or setting.
Internal validity concerns whether the study established genuine causation.
Emissary validity is not a recognised type of validity.
Divergent validity shows that a measure differs from unrelated constructs.
Representative sampling strengthens external validity.
External validity often trades off against tight laboratory control.
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