Subjects Are Randomly Assigned to Experimental and Control Groups To

question 193

Multiple Choice

Subjects are randomly assigned to experimental and control groups to:

• A) make the two groups as similar as possible in all major characteristics.
• B) eliminate the placebo effect.
• C) establish possible correlations between the independent and dependent variables.
• D) eliminate experimenter effects.

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