Which causal criterion is supported in an experiment by treating participants in all experimental groups exactly alike except for the manipulation of the independent variable?
A) association
B) direction of influence
C) nonspuriousness (elimination of rival explanations)

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In an experiment, treating participants alike except for the independent variable manipulation helps ensure that any observed effects are due to the manipulation itself, thus eliminating rival explanations and supporting nonspuriousness.

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