Which Statement Is Not a Valid Criticism of Laboratory Experimentation

question 92

Multiple Choice

Which statement is not a valid criticism of laboratory experimentation in the 1960s and 1970s?

• A)Experiments were sometimes unethical.
• B)Experimenters' expectations might influence the results.
• C)The theories being tested in the laboratory were often historically and culturally limited.
• D)Experiments did not allow researchers to draw conclusions about causal relationships.

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