Every participant in an experiment has an equal chance of receiving one of the treatments. This is called

a. control assignment.
b. random selection. c. a placebo effect.
d. random assignment. e. control selection.

d

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Shamona, a pregnant mother in Flint, Michigan, is concerned about the drinking water, which shows high levels of lead. Shamona should know that high levels of prenatal lead exposure are related to __________

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