According to your textbook, statistical procedures are used to:
A. determine if the control group was randomly assigned to the dependent variable
B. determine if the experimental group was randomly assigned to the dependent variable
C. determine if the observed differences in the dependent variables are due to the independent variable or to something else
D. determine if the observed differences in the independent variables are due to the dependent variable or to something else
Answer: C
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a. unconscious c. preconscious b. subconscious d. all of these
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