Judith Showed Up for Her First Day as a Participant

question 54

Multiple Choice

Judith showed up for her first day as a participant in a psychology experiment. She and 15 other students were told to pick a piece of paper out of a hat to discover whether they would be in Group 1 or Group 2 for the duration of the experiment. What procedure were the experimenters using to determine group membership?

• A) representative sample
• B) double-blind
• C) random assignment
• D) experimental

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