The purpose of having random assignment in an experiment is to:
a. prevent subjects from knowing of which experimental group they are a member.
b. provide ethical reasons for being in an experiment .
c. make sure that no pre-existing differences among groups caused the change in the experimental group's behavior.
d. cause a selection factor to determine how the subjects will behave in the experiment.
C
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