The type of validity concerned with whether findings can be generalized to other groups or other settings is referred to as
A) internal validity.
B) external validity.
C) content validity.
D) construct validity.

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External validity refers to the ability to generalize findings to other groups, situations, or settings. Internal validity refers to the extent to which the study design and methods accurately measured what they were intended to measure within the study sample. Content validity refers to the degree to which a measure or assessment tool covers all the relevant aspects of the concept being measured. Construct validity refers to the degree to which a measure accurately assesses the underlying construct it is intended to measure.

The Type of Validity Concerned with Whether Findings Can Be