A Researcher Is Able to Conduct an Experiment on Study

question 252

Multiple Choice

A researcher is able to conduct an experiment on study habits in his laboratory and he finds some exciting results. What is one possible shortcoming of using this method?

• A) Results from laboratory experiments do not always generalize to real-world situations.
• B) Experiments do not provide evidence about cause-and-effect relationships.
• C) It is not possible to conduct experiments on issues such as study habits.
• D) Laboratory experiments do not control for confounding variables.

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