AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ ____ ____ involves random allocation of participants into groups and a comparison b/w these groups.
A
Repeated measures design
B
Matched pair design
C
Independent measures design
D
Correlational measures design
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In experimental research, random assignment is a way of placing participants from your sample into different groups using randomization. With this method, every member of the sample has a known or equal chance of being placed in a control group or an experimental group.

Detailed explanation-2: -True experimental designs require random assignment. Control groups do not receive an intervention, and experimental groups receive an intervention. The basic components of a true experiment include a pretest, posttest, control group, and experimental group.

Detailed explanation-3: -Independent measures design, also known as between-groups, is an experimental design where different participants are used in each condition of the independent variable. This means that each condition of the experiment includes a different group of participants.

Detailed explanation-4: -A between-subjects design is also called an independent measures or independent-groups design because researchers compare unrelated measurements taken from separate groups.

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