Counterbalancing Is a Technique That Controls for

question 11

Multiple Choice

Counterbalancing is a technique that controls for

• A) lack of random assignment.
• B) failure to use a double blind technique.
• C) experimenter effect.
• D) order and carryover effects.
• E) diffusion.

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Definitions:

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