Subjects are randomly assigned to experimental and control groups to:
a. make the two groups as similar as possible in all major characteristics.
b. eliminate the placebo effect.
c. establish possible correlations between the independent and dependent variables.
d. eliminate experimenter effects.
Answer: a
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