The Most Critical Defining Characteristic of a True Experiment Is

question 16

Multiple Choice

The most critical defining characteristic of a true experiment is often seen to be a high degree of control over the

• A) arrangement of experimental conditions.
• B) random assignment of participants to experimental conditions.
• C) choice of dependent variables.
• D) systematic manipulation of independent variables.

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Definitions:

Coding Mechanism

The process by which genetic information encoded in DNA is translated into the amino acid sequences of proteins.

Homologous

Structures or genes in different species that are similar due to shared ancestry, indicating a common evolutionary path.

Labeled

Marked with a tag or identifier for purposes of identification or to track a substance in an experiment.

Homoplastic Features

Traits shared by different species due to convergent evolution, not because of a common ancestry.