Which of the Following Is a Disadvantage of Experimental Study

question 155

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a disadvantage of experimental study designs as compared to nonexperimental study designs?

• A) Experiments can only be used to examine phenomena in a research laboratory.
• B) Experimental designs are more artificial than nonexperimental designs.
• C) Experiments establish a cause-and-effect relationship.
• D) Experimental designs fail to establish covariation.

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Definitions:

Allantois

A membranous sac that develops from the posterior part of the yolk sac in the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles, involved in respiration and excretion.

Gametogenesis

The process through which gametes, or sex cells, are produced in the reproductive organs of an organism.

Centromeres

The region on a chromosome where the two sister chromatids attach and that is crucial for proper chromosome segregation during cell division.

Sister Chromatids

Refers to two identical strands joined by a common centromere, formed from the replication of a chromosome during S phase of the cell cycle.