The Reason for Statistically Less Error Variance in Within-Subjects Designs

question 28

Multiple Choice

The reason for statistically less error variance in within-subjects designs is:

• A) less variability within each of the two groups.
• B) smaller treatment differences.
• C) individual differences are removed from the error variance.
• D) all of these

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Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique in which a patient speaks freely about thoughts, images, and sensations to explore unconscious processes.

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