The Reason Experimenters Randomly Assign Participants to Different Conditions in an Experiment

question 34

Multiple Choice

The reason experimenters randomly assign participants to different conditions in an experiment is to:

• A) ensure the sample is as diverse in their characteristics as possible.
• B) capitalize on the probability that they will find significant differences between the conditions.
• C) be sure the sample is as representative of the population as possible.
• D) minimize the effect of confounding due to uncontrolled subject variables.