Subjects Are Randomly Assigned to the Experimental or Control Condition

question 6

Multiple Choice

Subjects are randomly assigned to the experimental or control condition to:

• A) make sure the two groups are equivalent.
• B) eliminate the placebo effect.
• C) control for experimenter effects.
• D) control for possible correlations between the independent and dependent variables.

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