How Does an Experimenter Try to Equate the Experimental Group

question 101

Multiple Choice

How does an experimenter try to equate the experimental group and the control group?​

• A)The experimenter attempts to increase the demand characteristics.
• B)​The experimenter attempts to eliminate all independent variables.
• C)​The experimenter attempts to eliminate all dependent variables.
• D)​The experimenter uses random assignment of participants.

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Definitions:

Ingroup

A social group to which a person psychologically identifies as being a member, often contrasting with an "outgroup" which the person does not identify with.

Outgroup

An outgroup is a social group to which an individual does not identify, often viewed with less favor than the in-group or the group to which the individual belongs.

Ingroup

A group to which an individual belongs, feels a sense of identity, and derives a positive self-esteem from membership.

Outgroup

Any group an individual does not belong to or identify with.