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true experiment

a study in which participants are assigned at random to two or more experimentally manipulated treatment conditions or to a treatment group and a control group. This type of experiment is in contrast to quasi-experimental designs, such as natural experiments and field experiments.

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Psychology term of the day

May 8th 2024

IUD

IUD

abbreviation for intrauterine device.