Did the participants in Latané and Darley's (1968) bystander intervention experiment think what Kitty Genovese's neighbors thought? Did they feel what her neighbors felt? These questions address the ________ of their experiment.

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The question is asking about whether the participants experienced psychological realism, which is the extent to which the experimental situation and tasks are realistic and meaningful to participants. The experiment was designed to study bystander intervention, and the participants were asked to act as if they were witnesses to a real emergency situation. Therefore, it is more likely that the participants experienced psychological realism rather than internal validity, reliability, or cover story.

Did the Participants in Latané and Darley's (1968) Bystander Intervention