How Does Research Overcome the Problem of Confounds

question 15

Multiple Choice

How does research overcome the problem of confounds?

• A)Research uses intuition to detect potential confounds.
• B)Research combines data across diverse individuals.
• C)Research focuses on one possible explanation for the results.
• D)Research systematically compares multiple conditions.

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