If experiments are the best way of determining causality, why would we want to do any other kind of research?
What will be an ideal response?
Not all research questions lend themselves to experiments. By definition, experiments are most useful for studying relatively limited research questions. A question like ‘what is the
relationship between media use, self-concept, school achievement and peer relations’ would, for example, be rather too complex to study experimentally. It can also be practically difficult to set up an experiment in an educational setting. Another problem is that we can’t be sure that what we find in a laboratory setting will translate to a real educational context.
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a. True b. False
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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