Which Statement Is Not True About Laboratory Experiments

question 44

Multiple Choice

Which statement is not true about laboratory experiments?

• A) Laboratory experiments allow for more complex designs than field experiments.
• B) Laboratory experiments are likely to have higher external validity than field experiments.
• C) The laboratory environment offers a high degree of control because it isolates the experiment in a carefully monitored environment.
• D) The artificiality of the environment may cause reactive error, in that the respondents react to the situation itself, rather than to the independent variable.

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