In Quasi-Experimental Designs, the Researcher Does Not Have Experimental Control

question 23

Multiple Choice

In quasi-experimental designs, the researcher does not have experimental control over the independent variable and does not randomly assign participants to conditions. This results in which of the following?

• A)The researcher being unable to rule out any threats to internal validity
• B)A study that is no different than a correlational design
• C)A weaker causal claim than a true experiment
• D)An unethical study

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