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Why can experiments determine causal relationships when no other research method can?
(A) Experiments are more precise than the other research methods.
(B) Experiments isolate the effects of independent variables on dependent variables.
(C) Experiments typically involve more participants than other research methods do.
(D) Experiments take place in more realistic, real-life settings.
(E) Experiments involve precise descriptive and inferential statistical methods.
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(B) Experiments isolate the effects of independent variables on dependent variables.
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Experiments use experimental and control groups to isolate what happens when a specific variable (independent variable) is changed and to measure the impact on the variable that changes as a result (dependent variable). The other options listed are either not true about the experimental method or are not unique to the experimental method.
Posted : 08/07/2024 3:38 pm