"Give me a break!" you say to yourself as you read the description of Latané and Darley's (1968)experiment,"How often in the real world do people on intercoms hear a seizure unfold? How similar is that situation to real life?" You are skeptical about the ________ validity of their experiment.

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The description and situation described in the experiment does not seem to be highly similar to real-world situations, so it is questionable whether the findings can be generalized to real life. This is a concern of external validity, which refers to the extent to which the findings of a study can be generalized to other situations or populations outside of the study.

"Give Me a Break!" You Say to Yourself as You