How Does an Experimental Research Design Differ from a Nonexperimental

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Multiple Choice

How does an experimental research design differ from a nonexperimental research design?

• A) Experimental designs allow observation of a phenomenon as it naturally occurs, and nonexperimental designs permit environmental manipulation.
• B) Nonexperimental designs manipulate the dependent variable, and experimental designs manipulate the independent variable.
• C) Nonexperimental designs attempt to test differences among variables, and experimental designs attempt to establish cause-and-effect relationships.
• D) Experimental designs are scientific, and nonexperimental designs have no scientific base.

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