In Some Studies, Subjects Are Not Assigned to Conditions; Instead

question 64

Multiple Choice

In some studies, subjects are not assigned to conditions; instead subjects are selected because they are already living under these conditions (e.g., alcohol consumers and alcohol nonconsumers) .Such studies are

• A) quasiexperiments.
• B) case studies.
• C) true experiments.
• D) randomized experiments.
• E) unethical.

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