The Effort to Gain Control Over the Variables of Interest

question 28

Multiple Choice

The effort to gain control over the variables of interest and establish if-then causal relationships is descriptive of which approach to research?

• A) correlational.
• B) clinical.
• C) naturalistic observation.
• D) experimental.

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