Paper 1 · Research Aptitude
Commonly used in sciences such as sociology, psychology, physics, chemistry, biology and medicine, experimental research is a collection of research designs that use manipulation and controlled testing in order to understand
ACausal processes ✓ Correct
BNon-causal processes
COnly experimental-group processes
DOnly control-group processes
Correct answer: (A) Causal processes — Experimental research uses manipulation and control to understand causal processes, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Experimental research uses manipulation and control to understand causal processes, so that is the answer.
★By manipulating one factor and controlling the rest, the experiment reveals what causes what.
★So its aim is to understand the causal processes, the connections of cause and effect.
★It is not aimed at non-causal processes, since its whole strength is establishing cause.
★It studies both the experimental and the control group together, not one alone.
★So experimental research uses manipulation and control to understand causal processes.
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