What is the primary advantage of the laboratory experiment over the field experiment?
A) Variables are investigated in more natural conditions.
B) Participants know they are in an experiment.
C) It is easier to hold extraneous variables constant.
D) Confounding variables can interfere.

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In a laboratory experiment, researchers have greater control over the conditions and can manipulate variables more precisely, making it easier to hold extraneous variables constant.

Answer: D 
 Confounding variables, which are variables that can interfere with the results of an experiment, are more likely to occur in field experiments because of the lack of control over the environment and conditions.

What Is the Primary Advantage of the Laboratory Experiment Over