In field experiments,researchers __________.
A) selectively assign participants to treatment conditions in natural settings
B) cannot used random assignment or manipulate treatment conditions
C) randomly assign participants to treatment conditions in natural settings
D) have stronger control over the treatment than in the laboratory

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In field experiments, researchers randomly assign participants to treatment conditions in natural settings. This allows for the manipulation of independent variables in a more natural setting while also providing more control over potential confounding variables through randomization. Selectively assigning participants or having stronger control over treatment than in the laboratory are not characteristics of field experiments, and the inability to manipulate treatment conditions is a limitation of field experiments, but not a defining characteristic.

In Field Experiments,researchers __________