Research designs often include a control condition
a. to increase the number of participants in the experiment.
b. to serve as a baseline against which the experimental effect is evaluated.
c. to function as a backup to the experimental condition if something goes wrong.
d. so that if some participants refuse to continue, they can be replaced by members of the control group.
Answer: b. to serve as a baseline against which the experimental effect is evaluated.
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