Giving the dependent measure before any manipulation of the independent variable in a nonequivalent control-group design allows the researcher to

A) assess the similarity of the experimental and control groups.
B) determine what the range of scores will be after the manipulation.
C) drop any participants that differ significantly from the norm.
D) All of the above


Answer: A

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