An Important Characteristic of an Experimental Manipulation Is That ______

question 11

Multiple Choice

An important characteristic of an experimental manipulation is that ______.

• A) participants are randomly assigned to conditions
• B) participants choose their own condition
• C) participants are not assigned to any condition
• D) there is only one condition

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Definitions:

Transitive Preferences

In decision-making, the condition where if an individual prefers option A to option B and option B to option C, then they also prefer option A to option C.

Majority Rule

A decision-making rule in which the preferences of more than half of the members in a group have authority over decisions.

Transitivity Property

is a mathematical concept applied in various fields, indicating that if relation A is related to B, and B is related to C, then A is necessarily related to C.

Adverse Selection

A scenario where information asymmetry results in high-risk individuals being more likely to engage in agreements, negatively affecting the other party.