If You Are a Participant in an Experimental Study, the Procedure

question 42

Multiple Choice

If you are a participant in an experimental study, the procedure that insures that you have an equal chance of being in any group or condition within the experiment is called:

• A) random sampling.
• B) random choice.
• C) random assignment.
• D) random assortment.

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Definitions:

Medicine

The science and practice of diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease and injury in humans.

Releasing Stimulus

A specific trigger that elicits a fixed action pattern or an innate behavior in animals.

Fixed Action Patterns

Innate, pre-programmed responses triggered by specific stimuli, observed in animals, which are carried out to completion once initiated and are common in mating and defensive behaviors.

Stereotyped Behavior

Stereotyped behavior involves repetitive, rigid, and often meaningless patterns of action that are characteristic of certain developmental or psychological conditions.