Shirley,a researcher,is interested in studying fathers' affection for their children.She randomly assigns 100 men to two groups: a control group and an experimental group.She gives each man a doll to play with and measures how affectionate they are toward the doll.The experimental group is told that the doll represents their child,but this is not mentioned to the control group.What might be a problem with Shirley's study?
A) The internal validity may be poor, due to the use of randomization.
B) The external validity may be poor, due to the use of a control group.
C) The external validity may be poor, due to low generalizability.
D) Nothing; this is a great study. Do it for your master's thesis. Cite me.

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The problem with Shirley's study is that the experimental condition (assigning the doll as representing their child) may not generalize to real-life situations. The use of a doll as a representation of a child may not accurately reflect the complexities and nuances of real-life father-child interactions. Therefore, the external validity of the study may be poor due to low generalizability.

Shirley,a Researcher,is Interested in Studying Fathers' Affection for Their Children