In a field experiment, researchers
A) manipulate an independent variable in a natural setting using existing groups of people as the experimental and control groups.
B) take advantage of events outside their control that, in effect, manipulate an independent variable.
C) observe people's responses to a treatment and select a control group after the treatment data have been collected.
D) study people's responses to manipulated independent variables in a natural settings while exposing participants to conditions of the independent variable in a reasonably random fashion.

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In a field experiment, researchers manipulate independent variables in a natural setting while exposing participants to conditions of the independent variable in a reasonably random fashion. This allows for a better understanding of how the independent variable affects people in a real-world context.

In a Field Experiment, Researchers