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maychende

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The extent to which experimental results can be generalized to real-life situations is a question of an experiment's ________.
 
  A) reliability
  B) confounding of variables
  C) experimental manipulation
  D) hypothesis vs. reality testing
  E) external validity

Question 2

Variables are said to be confounded when ________.
 
  A) each participant has an equal chance of being assigned to each experimental condition
  B) a factor that is not systematically varied exists and may have an effect on an experiment's outcomes
  C) an experiment includes too many factors for the researcher to control in a laboratory
  D) each participant will experience all experimental conditions at different times
  E) participants are randomly assigned to experimental conditions



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: E

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B



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