Random Assignment Is a Defining Feature of an Experiment

question 66

Multiple Choice

Random assignment is a defining feature of an experiment.It means that

• A) participants are able to select the particular experimental manipulations they wish to experience.
• B) participants were randomly selected from the population of interest.
• C) whether participants are in one condition or another is determined at random.
• D) participants are assigned to the experimental conditions on the basis of their pre-existing differences.

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