A Serious Concern with History Effects Is That

question 68

Multiple Choice

A serious concern with history effects is that

• A)they can never be controlled for.
• B)they prevent a researcher from concluding that an outcome is the result of experimental manipulation.
• C)a researcher may be unaware that they have threatened the validity of an experiment.
• D)they tend to inflate observed sales levels.
• E)the only way to eliminate them is to conduct a fully controlled field experiment.

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