Dr. Paul found that college students between the ages of 18 and 23 performed better on a cognitive task in a low-noise condition than in a high-noise condition. Dr. Ben wants to repeat Dr. Paul's study by adding age as a variable-18-23 and 65-74. He predicts an interaction between the age and noise variables. In this scenario, Dr. Ben is questioning the ________validity of the original study.
A. statistical
B. internal
C. interactional
D. external
Answer: D
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