Dr. Abboud reads a study showing that young children with an attention disorder focus better if they can hold a stress ball during class. He wants to know whether this method also would be effective for adolescents and college students. Which aspect of external validity is MOST relevant to his question?
A) generalizing to
B) generalizing across
C) the conceptual component
D) the functional component

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Generalizing across is the most relevant aspect of external validity for this question because the study showed a specific age group (young children) and Dr. Abboud is interested in whether the same method would be effective for a different age group (adolescents and college students). This requires generalizing the results across different age groups.

Dr Abboud Reads a Study Showing That Young Children with an Attention