A researcher finds that room color influences the mood of 45-year-old women in a sample. To preserve external validity, the researcher should generalize these findings to which group?

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Since the study specifically focuses on 45-year-old women, it is most appropriate to generalize the findings to middle-aged women. Generalizing to all people, people from adolescence to age 45, or adults in general would not be justified based on the sample studied.

A Researcher Finds That Room Color Influences the Mood of 45-Year-Old