The degree to which a study establishes a causal effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable is known as
A)internal validity.
B)external validity.
C)reliability.
D)salience.

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Internal validity refers to the extent to which a study is able to establish a causal relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable, without the influence of extraneous variables or alternative explanations. Thus, internal validity is directly related to the degree to which a study establishes a causal effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable.

The Degree to Which a Study Establishes a Causal Effect