Which of the Following Describes the Purpose of Using Random

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes the purpose of using random assignment of participants to treatment conditions?

• A) To control for confounding variables
• B) To facilitate the use of outcome measures
• C) To measure extra variables that may be important
• D) To allow for generalizations to be made to the population

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Definitions:

Brain

The organ located in the skull of vertebrates that is the center of the nervous system, responsible for perception, cognition, attention, emotion, and action.

Superego

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Compromise

A method of resolving disagreements where each party gives up something that it wants in order to reach an agreement.

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