Control Can Help Researchers Make Conclusions About the Effects of an Independent

question 8

Multiple Choice

Control can help researchers make conclusions about the effects of an independent variable on a dependent variable. However, if control makes an experiment too unnatural, ____ may be compromised.

• A) generalizability
• B) external validity
• C) relevance to the "real world"
• D) all of these

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