Problem: Let's pretend that you are a researcher interested in teen anxiety. You have choices about what type of claim you want to explore in this topic. As Dr. Morling says in the text, a claim is "an argument someone is trying to make" (p. 61). I want you to get some practice making the three types of claims that Dr. Morling talks about. Don't worry about the accuracy of your claims; the point is to make the correct type of claim.
Question 7: If you wanted to interrogate the internal validity of the study, what would you look for?
Question 6: If you wanted to interrogate the statistical validity of the study, what would you look at?
Question 5: If you wanted to interrogate the external validity of the study, what would you look at?
Question 4: Let's say you find a published study about anxiety in teens that makes a causal claim.
If you wanted to interrogate the construct validity of the study, what would you look at?
Question 3: Write a causal claim about anxiety in teens.
Question 2: Write an association claim about anxiety in teens.
Question 1: Write a frequency claim about anxiety in teens.