Exact Replications Are Most Likely to Be Conducted Because the Researcher

question 11

Multiple Choice

Exact replications are most likely to be conducted because the researcher wants to

• A) add a new condition to a previous experiment.
• B) examine other possible conceptual variables involved in the results of a previous experiment.
• C) see if an effect that has been found in one laboratory or by one researcher can be found.
• D) repeat the original experiment with a different population of participants.

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