Replication

  1. What is replication? What role does it play in increasing the external validity or generalizability of a study?
  2. What is the difference between an exact replication and a conceptual replication? Provide an example of each.
  3. What is meta-analysis? How is it useful?
  4. True or false: In many cases, meta-analysis involves calculating an average effect size for a relationship between variables. Explain your response.
  5. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using college students as research participants.
  6. True or false: Many constructs, such as physical attractiveness and self-esteem, appear constant across cultures; thus, external validity is less of a concern when conducting research on such constructs. Explain your response.

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