Advantages of a Within-Subjects Design a Researcher Has a Better

question 58

Multiple Choice

Advantages of a Within-Subjects Design A researcher has a better chance of detecting the effect of the independent variable using a within-subjects design because

• A)each subject goes through each treatment condition more than once.
• B)each subject serves as his or her own control.
• C)the experimenter can more precisely manipulate the independent variable than in a between-subjects design.
• D)the experimenter compares subjects against each other.

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