According to the text, the two defining characteristics of experimental research are:
A. manipulating an independent variable and controlling extraneous variables.
B. measuring two or more variables and determining whether they covary.
C. randomly assigning subjects to conditions and manipulating an independent variable.
D. None of the answers is correct.
Answer: A
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