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lunatika

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If a researcher were to observe women exercising and then men exercising and compare these groups, why would this not be considered an experiment?
 
  a. The experimenter is not manipulating anything.
  b. The study is biased.
  c. There is no prior evidence that gender is related to one's preferred type of exercise.
  d. An experiment must involve at least three different conditions.

Question 2

A researcher concludes that frustrating people by giving them a task that is impossible to complete causes them to behave more aggressively. Only ________ warrants this type of conclusion.
 
  a. correlational research
  b. observational research
  c. experimental research
  d. an archival analysis



ngr69

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C



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