In a quasi-experiment, researchers
A) manipulate an independent variable in a natural setting and use 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) study people's natural behavioral responses to manipulated independent variables in natural settings.
D) study people's responses to manipulated independent variables in a natural setting while exposing participants to conditions of the independent variable in a reasonably random fashion.

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A quasi-experiment involves manipulating an independent variable in a natural setting and using existing groups of people as the experimental and control groups. This is different from a true experiment because the researcher cannot randomly assign participants to groups, but instead must use groups that already exist.

In a Quasi-Experiment, Researchers