The Technique of Matching to Control for Confounding in an Experiment

question 65

Multiple Choice

The technique of matching to control for confounding in an experiment results in ____.

• A)all groups having similar variability
• B)holding variability constant across groups
• C)placing individuals with comparable values on the confounding variable in all experimental groups
• D)none of these

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Definitions:

Acute Stress

A form of stress that is brief and related to specific events or situations, often perceived as within one's coping abilities.

Sympathetic Nervous System

Part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for action by triggering the fight-or-flight response.

Extremities

The farthest points or limits of something; in a physiological context, it refers to the limbs of the body (arms and legs).

Glial Cells

Non-neuronal cells in the central and peripheral nervous systems that support and protect neurons.