When an experiment is designed and conducted properly, cause-and-effect can be determined because
A) the independent variable fluctuates randomly, while the dependent variable is held
constant.
B) random assignment to groups insures that participants will systematically be different.
C) the only systematic difference between groups is due to manipulation of the independent
variable.
D) participants in all conditions are treated exactly alike except for manipulation of the
dependent variable.
C
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