Random assignment is

A) a means of deciding which participants will be in the experimental group.
B) a means of eliminating the effects of independent variables.
C) the procedure administered to the control group while the experimental group is receiving the treatment.
D) a means of keeping the dependent variable constant for all groups.

Random Assignment

A technique for assigning human participants or animal subjects to different groups in an experiment using randomization, which ensures that each participant or subject has an equal chance of being placed in any group.

Experimental Group

In research, the group of participants exposed to the variable or condition being tested to observe its effects.