Dr Segal Is Testing the Hypothesis That Television Watching in Children

question 70

Multiple Choice

Dr. Segal is testing the hypothesis that television watching in children under the age of 2 enhances the development of language skills. In this study, the use of random assignment

• A) ensures that the dependent variable reflects the personal qualities of the participants.
• B) addresses situational confounding variables, such as the time of day or weather conditions.
• C) ensures that the independent variable reflects the outcomes of the dependent variables.
• D) tends to cancel out individual differences among participants in the experimental group and the control group.

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