The external validity of an experiment is the ability to _____
a. draw correct conclusions about the hypotheses
b. reject the null hypothesis regardless of the data
c. apply the results to situations beyond those of the experiment
d. do all of these
C
External validity involves generalizing or applying the research findings to situations other than just the experiment.
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