What Type of Experiment Involves Manipulating the Independent Variable and Measuring

question 84

Multiple Choice

What type of experiment involves manipulating the independent variable and measuring the dependent variable in an artificial setting contrived to control extraneous variables?

• A)field experiments
• B)extraneous experiments
• C)laboratory experiments
• D)artificial experiments
• E)complex variable experiments

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