When a researcher directly controls or manipulates changes in the independent variable by exposing participants to the treatment conditions,
A) she is conducting a correlational study.
B) cause-and-effect relationships can be detected.
C) the correlational coefficient should be zero.
D) she is using a technique called matching.
Answer: B
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