Experiments Are Powerful and Help Determine Cause Because the Experimenter

question 57

Multiple Choice

Experiments are powerful and help determine cause because the experimenter manipulates a variable between groups holding other factors constant.This manipulated variable is the:

• A)independent variable
• B)dependent variable
• C)extraneous variable
• D)control variable

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