During the 1960s and 1970s, Social Psychologists Who Favored Laboratory

question 56

Multiple Choice

During the 1960s and 1970s, social psychologists who favored laboratory experiments rebuffed critics about the limitations of laboratory work by arguing that

• A) the theories being tested were historically and culturally abundant.
• B) the benefits of running these experiments outweighed the costs even if some studies were unethical.
• C) experimental studies were easier to conduct than nonexperimental studies.
• D) the theoretical principles being tested in the lab were widely applicable across eras and cultures.

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