Bianca is interested in examining whether traffic is related to aggressive behavior. If she measures aggressive behavior, operationalized as horn blowing frequency, observed on a local highway, rather than in a driving simulator, she would have had greater:
A) internal validity.
B) reliability.
C) independence.
D) mundane realism.

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Mundane realism refers to how closely a study mirrors real-life experiences. By measuring aggressive behavior (horn blowing frequency) on a local highway instead of in a driving simulator, Bianca's study would more closely replicate the real-world conditions under which drivers exhibit aggressive behavior, thus increasing mundane realism.

Bianca Is Interested in Examining Whether Traffic Is Related to Aggressive