Random Assignment Is a Defining Feature of an Experiment

question 72

Multiple Choice

Random assignment is a defining feature of an experiment.What does it mean?

• A) It means that participants randomly select the particular experimental manipulations they will experience.
• B) It means that participants were randomly selected from the population of interest.
• C) It means that whether participants are in one condition or another is determined by chance.
• D) It means that participants are assigned to the experimental conditions on the basis of their pre-existing differences.

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Definitions:

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