Which of the Following Statements Regarding the Nature of Experiments

question 64

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding the nature of experiments is not true?

• A) Experimental research allows the investigator to control the research situation, so that causal relationships among variables may be evaluated.
• B) Experimental research allows the researcher to manipulate the extraneous variables while holding all other variables constant.
• C) In experimentation, the researcher's goal is to determine whether the experimental treatment is the cause of the effect being measured.
• D) Events may be controlled in an experiment to a degree not possible in a survey.

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