Why Might a Researcher Add a Factor When Replicating a Previously

question 29

Multiple Choice

Why might a researcher add a factor when replicating a previously published study?

• A) To see if the treatment effects are the same in a different situation
• B) To turn a nonexperimental study into a true experiment
• C) To turn a within-subjects study into a between-subjects study
• D) To turn a between-subjects study into a within-subjects study

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