Experimenters Use Random Assignment of Participants to Different Groups in Order

question 84

Multiple Choice

Experimenters use random assignment of participants to different groups in order to:

• A) increase the likelihood that the participants in each group know one another.
• B) increase the likelihood that participants within a group are similar to one another.
• C) reduce the likelihood of any preexisting differences between groups.
• D) ensure that each group has the same number of participants.

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Definitions:

Perfect Competitor

A firm in a market structure where it takes the prevailing market price as given and decides its output level without being able to influence the market price.

Long Run

A period in economics during which all factors of production and costs are variable, and firms can enter or exit the industry.

Monopolistic Competitor

A market structure where many firms sell products that are similar but not identical, allowing for some degree of market power in setting prices.

Demand

The desire and ability of consumers to purchase goods and services at given prices.