When culture is used as an independent variable in research, the research is not truly
experimental because
a. cultural differences are too complex to be studied experimentally.
b. ethical considerations prevent experimentation on cultural groups.
c. subjects are not randomly assigned to a cultural group.
d. biological influences cannot be separated from cultural influences.
e. matching of subjects is necessary.
c. subjects are not randomly assigned to a cultural group.
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