Which of the following is a strength of experiments?
A. They cannot be repeated by anyone other than the experimenter.
B. They allow for the establishment of cause-and-effect relationships.
C. They are not subject to demand characteristics since the subjects do not know they are being observed.
D. They allow us to draw definitive conclusions about behavior in the natural environment based on subjects' behavior in the laboratory.
Answer: B
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