The use of the principles of chance to assign participants to treatment and control groups for the purpose of avoiding systematic bias is called

a. randomization. c. random dispersion.
b. random assignment. d. random variability.


B

Psychology

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a. patty cake b. peekaboo c. Simon says d. tag

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a. undergo a systematic interview by a trained clinical psychologist. b. read a series of statements and indicate whether each is true of yourself. c. report what you see in a series of ambiguous pictures. d. be tested for your potential for acquiring various skills.

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