In attempt to examine whether research done in a
laboratory setting can, in fact, be generalized to the "real world," Douglas Mook pointed out that studies that had high internal validity often had high external validity and could be repeated in a way that yielded the same, or at least similar, findings. Which principle of critical thinking does this address?
A) Occam's Razor
B) Ruling out rival hypotheses
C) Falsifiability
D) Replicability
Answer: D
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a. macrosystem c. ecological b. ethological d. microsystem
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What will be an ideal response?