Describe the Essential Elements of the Experimental Method

question 67

Essay

Describe the essential elements of the experimental method. In your answer, be certain to discuss the relation between the experimental condition and the control condition.

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Definitions:

Illusory Contract

An agreement that lacks a binding obligation from one or more parties, typically because terms are too vague or one party has the option not to perform their promise.

Subjective Standard

A legal standard based on an individual's personal feelings, tastes, or opinions, often used in determining the reasonableness of an action in legal cases.

Objective Impossibility

A situation where the performance of a contractual duty cannot be done by anyone because it is physically or legally impossible.

Subjective Impossibility

A situation in which it is impossible for an individual to perform a contractual duty due to personal inability or circumstances, despite the task being objectively possible.