AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND ETHICS

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A research design in which members of the sample are randomly allocated to one condition of the experiment.
A
Independent samples design
B
Matched pairs design
C
Repeated measures design
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Where different participants take part in each experimental condition (they will be allocated randomly). Order effects cannot be observed, as no participants will be used in more than one condition.

Detailed explanation-2: -In experimental research, random assignment is a way of placing participants from your sample into different treatment groups using randomization. With simple random assignment, every member of the sample has a known or equal chance of being placed in a control group or an experimental group.

Detailed explanation-3: -Solomon four-group design . In this design, the sample is divided into two treatment groups and two control groups. One treatment group and one control group receive the pretest, and the other two groups do not.

Detailed explanation-4: -True experimental research involves random assignment to groups so participants each have an equal chance of receiving any of the treatments (including no treatment) under study.

Detailed explanation-5: -Between-Subjects Experiments In a between-subjects experiment, each participant is tested in only one condition. For example, a researcher with a sample of 100university students might assign half of them to write about a traumatic event and the other half write about a neutral event.

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