In an experiment to test whether teaching a new memory strategy will improve students' test scores, student characteristics, such as motivation, are controlled by
a. interviewing each student concerning their motivation in the class.
b. giving each student a personality test.
c. randomly assigning students to the two groups.
d. interviewing the teachers concerning each of the students.
ANSWER: c
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A) cultural influences. B) self-observations. C) reinforcement. D) morality.
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. one-tenth c. two-thirds b. one-half d. three-fourths