Although nonexperiments resemble true experiments, they contain ____ and cannot ____.
A) threats to internal validity; generalize to other situations
B) threats to external validity; generalize to other situations
C) threats to internal validity; establish causal relationships
D) threats to external validity; establish causal relationships

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Nonexperiments have threats to internal validity, meaning that they cannot establish causal relationships. Although they may resemble true experiments, without proper experimental design and control, they cannot establish causality between variables. Nonexperiments may still have some external validity, as they can be useful for understanding real-world phenomena and making predictions, but they cannot generalize their findings to other situations with certainty.

Although Nonexperiments Resemble True Experiments, They Contain ____ and Cannot