Random Assignment Is to ____ as Random Selection Is to ____

question 29

Multiple Choice

Random assignment is to ____ as random selection is to ____.

• A) control, manipulation
• B) conditions, population
• C) subject pool, conditions
• D) order effects, equating

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Definitions:

Foot-In-The-Door Technique

A persuasion strategy involving getting a person to agree to a small request as a precursor to making a larger request.

Foot-In-The-Door Phenomenon

A psychological tactic wherein agreeing to a small request increases the likelihood of agreeing to a larger request later.

Authority Figure

An individual who holds a position of power, influence, or respect, often within a hierarchical structure, and whose directives are expected to be followed.

Milgram's Research

A series of social psychology experiments conducted by Stanley Milgram, which measured the willingness of participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts conflicting with their personal conscience.