What is the advantage of a laboratory study over a field study?
A)increased internal validity
B)increased external validity
C)increased reliability
D)elimination of history effects

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Laboratory studies allow for increased control over extraneous variables, and thus increase the internal validity of the study. Field studies, on the other hand, have greater ecological validity, but lack control over extraneous variables and therefore have lower internal validity.

What Is the Advantage of a Laboratory Study Over a Field