What kind of research investigation is conducted in a controlled setting explicitly designed to hold events constant?

a) Control group
b) Experimental group
c) Field study
d) Laboratory study


Answer: d

Psychology

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a. adolescence b. early adulthood c. emerging adulthood d. middle adulthood

Psychology

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Psychology