A Research Study That Compares Two or More Groups of Participants

question 58

Multiple Choice

A research study that compares two or more groups of participants on their response to a treatment without randomly assigning the participants to the treatment conditions is considered______.

• A) a true experimental design
• B) a quasi-experimental design
• C) an unethical experimental design
• D) none of these

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Definitions:

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Handing down of genetic attributes, including mental and physical traits, from one generation to another.

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