Researchers attempted to re-create a small-town doctor experience by transforming the laboratory into a doctor's office and furnishing it with instruments, décor, and staff that would be similar in the real setting. The researchers are attempting to increase the _____ with their efforts.
A) ecological validity
B) concurrent validity
C) internal consistency
D) internal reliability

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Ecological validity refers to the extent to which the findings of a research study are able to be generalized to real-life settings. By transforming the laboratory into a setting that closely resembles a real-world environment (in this case, a small-town doctor's office), the researchers aim to ensure that their study's findings are applicable and relevant to real-life situations, thereby increasing the study's ecological validity.

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