The extent to which findings from one group or setting apply to other groups or settings is called

The extent to which findings from one group or setting apply to other groups or settings is called

• A. Cross-Population Generalizability
• B. Sample Generalizability
• C. Nuremberg War Crimes Trials
• D. Hypothesis

Answer: (A)

This question is about how far findings from one group or setting can be applied to other groups or settings. In research terms, this is a matter of generalizability across populations, which falls under external validity. The idea is whether the conclusions you reached in one context hold true when you apply them to different people, places, or times. Cross-population generalizability captures applying results to a different group than the one studied, beyond the original sample. That’s why it’s the best fit here. Generalizing to the same population from which the sample was drawn is called generalizing to the population at hand (often called sample generalizability), which is not what this item emphasizes. The other options—references to the Nuremberg Trials or to a hypothesis—do not describe this idea.

This question is about how far findings from one group or setting can be applied to other groups or settings. In research terms, this is a matter of generalizability across populations, which falls under external validity. The idea is whether the conclusions you reached in one context hold true when you apply them to different people, places, or times.

Cross-population generalizability captures applying results to a different group than the one studied, beyond the original sample. That’s why it’s the best fit here. Generalizing to the same population from which the sample was drawn is called generalizing to the population at hand (often called sample generalizability), which is not what this item emphasizes. The other options—references to the Nuremberg Trials or to a hypothesis—do not describe this idea.