A researcher examines the effects of violent media on aggressive behaviour in a lab setting.The experimental group views a violent video clip,and the control group views a nonviolent video clip.This method is used instead of asking participants to monitor their naturally occurring TV viewing to reduce the possibility of confounds,such as variations in the level and amount of aggressive images they watch.In doing so,the researcher will increase the internal validity of her study,but which of the following does she risk reducing?

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By using a lab setting and a specific video clip, the researcher is reducing the generalizability of her results. This is because the participants in the study are not necessarily representative of the population that the researcher wants to generalize her findings to. Additionally, the use of a specific video clip may not reflect the full range and amount of violent media exposure that people experience in their everyday lives, further reducing the generalizability of the results.

A Researcher Examines the Effects of Violent Media on Aggressive