Suppose that you are a research participant in a laboratory study that is looking at fear and social support. The researcher shows you an extremely scary movie and then asks you whether you feel like talking to anyone (and if so, who) once the movie is over. Although you are in a laboratory setting the whole time, which does not resemble "real life" at all, you become engrossed in the procedures of the study and almost forget that you are in a study. Thus, in your experience, this study is ____.
A) low in experimental realism and low in mundane realism
B) low in experimental realism and high in mundane realism
C) high in experimental realism and low in mundane realism
D) high in experimental realism and high in mundane realism

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The study is high in experimental realism because the researcher creates a scenario that puts the participant in a realistic situation (watching a scary movie), and asks them about their feelings and behavior. However, it is low in mundane realism as the laboratory setting is not a typical or natural environment for watching a scary movie, and the participant may not have the same reactions as they would in real life.

Suppose That You Are a Research Participant in a Laboratory