As You Walk into Your Introductory Psychology Class, Your Teacher

question 44

Multiple Choice

As you walk into your Introductory Psychology class, your teacher flips a coin to determine whether you should be in Group A or Group B for her in-class experiment.This procedure is called _____.

• A)experimental assignment
• B)independent selection
• C)representative grouping
• D)random assignment

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Definitions:

Alcoholic

An individual who has a dependence on or addiction to alcohol, often characterized by an uncontrollable urge to drink.

Increased B State

This term appears to be fabricated or too specific without a widely recognized definition in scientific literature, so I'll say NO.

Aversive A State

Likely refers to an aversive state, a condition or situation that an organism seeks to avoid due to it being unpleasant or painful.

Aversive B State

A theoretical state arising from a negative stimulus, driving an organism to action to avoid discomfort or unpleasant outcomes; not a widely used or recognized term in psychology, so context-specific definition might vary.