Lincoln conducted a successful experiment on modeling (i.e. ,social learning or copying)and helping behavior among American high school students.He then replicated this same experiment (using exactly the same independent and dependent variables)in a sample of Japanese senior citizens.Lincoln probably hoped that his replication study would reduce concerns about:
A)artifacts
B)linguistic biases
C)confounds
D)demand characteristics

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Artifacts are specific to a particular culture or setting, and by replicating the study in a significantly different population (Japanese senior citizens vs. American high school students), Lincoln likely aimed to demonstrate that the findings were not due to cultural-specific factors or artifacts, thus enhancing the generalizability of the results.

Lincoln Conducted a Successful Experiment on Modeling (I