Which of the Following Is a Disadvantage of Test Data

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a disadvantage of test data (T-data) ?

• A)Experimenters are unable to control a context and eliminate extraneous sources of influence.
• B)It is difficult to verify that a research participant defines a testing situation in the same way as the experimenter.
• C)Experimenters are unable to test specific hypotheses by exerting control over the variables that are predicted to have causal influence.
• D)It is hard to design procedures to elicit behavior that is difficult to observe in everyday life.

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