Random Assignment Refers to a Procedure Through Which

question 34

Multiple Choice

Random assignment refers to a procedure through which:

• A)participants are assigned to experimental conditions in such a way that they have an equal chance of being in any condition.
• B)participants are recruited from a broader population such that any member of the population has an equal chance of being in the study.
• C)participants are kept unaware of the purpose of the study until they are suddenly made aware of it after the independent variable has been administered.
• D)quasi-experiments can be made to approximate true experiments.

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Definitions:

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