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mundane realism  

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  • Definition Mundane realism describes the degree to which the materials and procedures involved in an experiment are similar to events that occur in the real world. Therefore, mundane realism is a type of external validity, which is the extent to which findings can generalize from experiments to real-life settings. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Mundane Realism]

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