Dr. Wern is conducting a simulation study in which college student participants make stock purchases based on characteristics of the companies. The participants appear to be reading the information carefully and spending time on their decisions. Dr. Wern's study is high on
A) experimental realism.
B) mundane realism.
C) ecological realism.
D) structural realism.

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Experimental realism is high in Dr. Wern's study because the participants are engaged and taking their tasks seriously, which is crucial for the psychological processes being studied to occur naturally, even if the setting does not mimic real-life situations exactly.

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