An experiment is designed to test how consumers go about choosing life insurance policies.If this experiment uses a sample of college students,it would likely not have _______.
A)internal validity
B)extraneous validity
C)external validity
D)laboratory validity

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External validity refers to the extent to which the findings of a study can be generalized to other populations beyond the specific sample used in the study. Using a sample of college students may limit the external validity of the study, as college students may not represent the broader population of consumers in terms of their decision-making process for life insurance policies. Internal validity refers to the extent to which the study design and procedures minimize the effects of extraneous variables, whereas laboratory validity refers to the extent to which the study findings generalize to real-world settings. Neither of these concepts directly relates to the use of a college student sample in this study.

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