In psychological studies, randomization is used to ensure that
a. there will be an independent and dependent variable.
b. each person has an equal chance of being assigned to each group.
c. the control group does not know the purpose of the study.
d. the experimenter won't know who is in each group.
b
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A) the anchoring effect. B) belief perseverance C) a goal state D) a self-imposed cognitive obstacle.
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a) hippocampus b) hypothalamus c) fornix d) amygdala