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Assume that Latané and Darley want to demonstrate the external validity of their 1968 experiment on bystander intervention.To do this,they conduct a study in which participants solve crossword puzzles alone,or in large or small groups.While the participants are working on the puzzles,they overhear a woman fall from a ladder and cry out,"Oh,my leg! I can't move it!" The researchers then observe and record the number of participants who attempt to help.The study described here represents a(n) ________ of the original "seizure" study.


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