Which of the following statements about conducting field experiments is FALSE?
A) Because people select themselves into field research settings, the participants' characteristics might be confounded with characteristics of the setting.
B) Field experiments are vulnerable to disruption by factors beyond the experimenter's control.
C) Validity of the dependent measure can be an issue because others in the research setting might influence research participants' responses.
D) Because the independent variable is manipulated in a natural setting, its construct validity is not an issue.

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Choice D is false because even in a natural setting, the manipulation of the independent variable can still have issues with construct validity. The researcher must ensure that the manipulation is actually affecting the variable of interest and not some other factor in the environment.

Which of the Following Statements About Conducting Field Experiments Is