Multiple Choice
Dr. Useem designed an experiment on group competition to be realistic. She divided subjects into 6 three- person teams. Only one could "win" a race to assemble a large complex toy. She wanted subjects to get "caught up" in the situation so it would have a large impact on them. A confederate posed as the vice president of a toy manufacturer who offered each member of the winning team $300, but members of the 5 losing teams got nothing. She's trying to create
A) experimental realism.
B) mundane realism.
C) internal validity.
D) generic realism.
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