... investigated relationship to become more visible and if carried out carefully could also contribute greatly to the external validity of the found results, as the experiment is carried out in a natural setting. Unfortunately, in practise, this method has its trade offs as it looses the degree of control that a laboratory experimenter can achieve. Therefore, although a relationship is now more visible due ... these situations it is sometimes more common to consult nonexperimental research methods in order to capture the significant relationships. Nonexperimental methods of theory testing ...

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