Assignment task: For this project, you will read, describe, and evaluate an article evaluating the efficacy of online training for reducing social phobias. The objective is to sharpen your skills in evaluating research. For this assignment, please consider their primary outcome measures.
Directions
Note that you must provide a brief explanation or rationale when answering each question.
Article: Efficacy of an unguided internet-based self-help intervention for social anxiety disorder in university students: A randomized controlled trial
Answer the following questions:
Considering the operational definitions of the variables (IVs as well as DV) and the subjective ways to assess construct validity, do you think the research has strong or weak construct validity? Explain your answers.
Do you think the research has strong or weak external validity? Explain your answer.