Random Assignment Helps Ensure

question 5

Multiple Choice

Random assignment helps ensure

• A)cohort effects.
• B)differences exist between treatment groups prior to the treatment.
• C)age effects.
• D)similarity of participant groups prior to the treatment.

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Definitions:

Corpus Callosum

A broad band of nerve fibers joining the two hemispheres of the brain, facilitating communication between them.

Cerebral Hemispheres

The two halves of the brain, the left and right hemispheres, each of which governs different functions and aspects of cognition and control opposite sides of the body.

Pineal Gland

A small endocrine gland in the brain that produces melatonin, regulating sleep and wakefulness.

Pons

A part of the brainstem that plays key roles in regulating breathing, sleep, and connecting different parts of the brain.