What Are the Three Ways That Rival Explanations Are Ruled

question 45

Essay

What are the three ways that rival explanations are ruled out in quasi-experimental designs? Describe one application of each of these techniques in (a) the Clore and co-workers camp study and (b) the Campbell and Ross study of the Connecticut speeding crackdown.

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