The Simplified Reality of Laboratory Experiments Is Most Helpful in Enabling

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Multiple Choice

The simplified reality of laboratory experiments is most helpful in enabling psychologists to

• A)predict human behavior in a variety of situations.
• B)perceive order in completely random events.
• C)develop general principles that help explain behavior.
• D)observe random samples of human conduct.

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