True experiments are designed to maximize ______.
A)internal validity
B)external validity
C)sample generalizability
D)cross-population generalizability

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True experiments are designed to maximize internal validity, which means they are designed to ensure that the results obtained are, with high certainty, due to the experimental manipulation and not due to extraneous variables. External validity refers to the generalizability of the results to other contexts and populations, while sample generalizability refers to the ability to generalize the results to the larger population from which the sample was drawn. Cross-population generalizability refers to the ability to generalize the results to other populations that were not included in the study. While these are important considerations in research design, they are not the primary focus of true experiments.

True Experiments Are Designed to Maximize ______