Random Assignment of Subjects to Groups in an Experiment Is

question 39

Multiple Choice

Random assignment of subjects to groups in an experiment is used to reduce the effects of

• A)the independent variable.
• B)the dependent variable.
• C)experimenter bias.
• D)extraneous variables.

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