Experiments Enable Researchers to Isolate the Effects of One or More

question 139

Multiple Choice

Experiments enable researchers to isolate the effects of one or more factors by

• A) manipulating the factors of interest.
• B) controlling for factors that are not of interest.
• C) both manipulating the factors of interest and controlling for factors that are not of interest.
• D) neither manipulating the factors of interest nor controlling for factors that are not of interest.

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