What was the reason for using more than two conditions in Bransford and Johnson (1972)'laundry' study of the effects of context on memory?
A)they hoped to discover nonlinear effects
B)they hoped to rule out different interpretations about the effects of context
C)they hoped to find differences between their five distinct independent variables
D)they hoped to show that context was not important for memory

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Bransford and Johnson used multiple conditions to rule out alternative explanations and interpretations about how context affects memory, ensuring that their findings were robust and not due to other factors.

What Was the Reason for Using More Than Two Conditions