What Does Assigning Half a Study Sample to an Experimental

question 18

Multiple Choice

What does assigning half a study sample to an experimental group and the other half to a control group represent in controlling for mediating variables?

• A) Data collection constancy
• B) Manipulation of a mediating variable
• C) Elimination of mediating variables
• D) Manipulation of an independent variable

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