If a researcher assigns subjects to groups based on, for example, their gender, the researcher would be employing:

a. a manipulated independent variable.
b. random assignment.
c. the quasi-experimental method.
d. a manipulated dependent variable.


c

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Fill in the blank with correct word

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What will be an ideal response?

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