(Video: Correlation and Causation) Random Assignment Is Important in an Experiment

question 124

Multiple Choice

(Video: Correlation and causation) Random assignment is important in an experiment because

• A) otherwise participants will not know the parameters of the experiment.
• B) the two groups will be the same on average for all variables.
• C) participants can opt into the group they want.
• D) the two groups will be different enough that the third-variable problem will be

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Definitions:

Limited Reparenting

A therapeutic technique in which the therapist offers a corrective emotional experience to the client, simulating the nurturing support of a parent.

Secure Attachment

This is a type of emotional bond characterized by feelings of safety, security, and trust in relationships, often developed in early childhood.

Collaborative Empiricism

A therapeutic technique in cognitive therapy that involves working jointly with the client to empirically test the validity of specific thoughts and beliefs.

Beck's Cognitive

Beck's Cognitive Therapy, developed by Aaron T. Beck, is a therapeutic approach that identifies and changes negative and dysfunctional thoughts and beliefs to treat psychological disorders.