"There Are Many Assets to Using a Field Study," Said

question 23

Multiple Choice

"There are many assets to using a field study," said the graduate student. "First, you're dealing with correlation, so you can draw conclusions about the direction of causality. Second, you have a high degree of control over confounding variables. Third, because you're dealing with a contrived situation, you're bound to have poor external validity. And fourth, your presence might influence the subjects' behavior." Which part of the graduate student's thinking was accurate ?

• A) Because it's a correlational study, one can draw conclusions about causality.
• B) This type of study affords a high degree of control over confounding variables.
• C) Because this type of study is contrived, it will result in poor external validity.
• D) The experimenters' presence can influence the subjects' behavior.

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