An experiment is defined as:
A) something men and/or women in white coats do
B) manipulating an independent variable to see how it affects a dependent variable, while also controlling for the effects of additional complex variables
C) manipulating an independent variable to see how it affects a dependent variable, while also controlling for the effects of additional extraneous variables
D) manipulating a dependent variable to see how it affects an independent variable, while also controlling for the effects of additional complex variables
E) controlling for the effects of reliable variables on dependent variables
Answer: C) manipulating an independent variable to see how it affects a dependent variable, while also controlling for the effects of additional extraneous variables