Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. You water a plant and it grows. The water is the cause and the growth is the effect.
2. Randomized Clinical Trials are used very often in the social sciences.
3. In the 1930s, the increase in the stork population caused an increase in births.
4. A key to a successful experiment is to control for outside influences.
5. Variation is achieved by manipulating the dependent variable in an experiment.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE

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