Which of the Following Is NOT One of Mook's (1983)

question 89

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT one of Mook's (1983) arguments regarding external validity?

• A) If we can demonstrate that a phenomenon occurs in a lab's unnatural setting, the validity of a finding may actually be strengthened.
• B) Most experiments should be designed to generalize to the real world.
• C) A researcher may be interested in what can happen, not whether it usually happens.
• D) Valuable research is conducted in a laboratory setting that may have no real-world analogy.

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Definitions:

Attitude-Discrepant Behavior

Actions that contradict an individual's internal attitudes, often leading to a feeling of discomfort or cognitive dissonance.

Dispositional Attribution

The tendency to attribute someone’s behavior to their internal characteristics or personality rather than to external factors.

Self-Serving Bias

A cognitive bias that involves taking personal credit for success while blaming external factors for failures.

Bystander Effect

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