The external validity of a measure involves the extent to which
A)the effects of an experiment are truly due to conditions the researcher intended to manipulate.
B)different observers of the same behaviour agree.
C)the results of a study will hold when studies are conducted with different participants and methods.
D)independent measurements of a given behaviour are consistent.

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External validity refers to the generalizability of the study's findings to other settings, populations, and times, which is captured by choice C.

The External Validity of a Measure Involves the Extent to Which