The procedure that experimenters use to make sure that participants in both the treatment and control groups are not aware of the purpose of the experiment is known as __________.
A. independent construction
B. dependence
C. random assignment
D. statistical digression
Answer: C
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If you find that two groups differ from each other on the dependent measure at the end of an experiment, you are able to conclude that
a. only one thing could have caused the difference: manipulation of the dependent variable. b. the groups differed on the dependent measure before the study started. c. only one thing could have caused the difference: manipulation of the independent variable. d. none of these answers are correct
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What will be an ideal response?
Unlike Freudian analysis, Jungian analysis ignores dreams
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.