In an Experiment, Researchers Use ____________________ in Order to Ensure

question 289

Short Answer

In an experiment, researchers use ____________________ in order to ensure that each participant has an equal chance of being assigned to any of the groups or conditions in the experiment.

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Definitions:

Sexual Films

Motion pictures that focus on depicting sexual content ranging from suggestive themes to explicit sexual activities.

Frustration-Aggression Principle

A psychological theory suggesting that aggression is caused by blocking, or frustrating, a person's efforts to achieve a goal.

Mere Exposure Effect

The phenomenon by which people tend to develop a preference for things merely because they are familiar with them.

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after an event has occurred, that one would have predicted or expected the outcome, also known as the "knew-it-all-along" effect.