What Is the Defining Feature of Nonexperimental Research

question 28

Multiple Choice

What is the defining feature of nonexperimental research?

• A) It is about personality and individual differences.
• B) It lacks the manipulation of an independent variable, random assignment, or both.
• C) It involves only one variable.
• D) It has high external validity.

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Definitions:

Utility Increase

A rise in the level of satisfaction or benefit that a consumer derives from the consumption of goods or services.

Contract Curve

In economics, it represents the set of optimal distributions of goods or resources between parties that maximizes their utility in an exchange.

Relative Price

The price of a good or service in comparison to the price of other goods and services, reflecting its opportunity cost.

Marginal Utility

The additional satisfaction or utility a consumer gains from consuming one more unit of a good or service.