If the advantage of creating specific conditions in the lab is that potential influences of extraneous factors can be reduced, what is the drawback of doing that?

A) It is more expensive than doing field work.
B) Conditions in the field are radically different.
C) It makes the findings more justified because of the controls put in place in the lab.
D) It makes the findings less generalizable because fewer controls are in place in the field.

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Darryl Kristi · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  Creating specific conditions in the lab reduces potential influences of extraneous factors, but it also limits the generalizability of findings because there are fewer controls in the field.

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