Question

Which of the following is the best example of a characteristic of an experiment?

a.Participants should be selected into the treatment group randomly.
b.Participants are rarely aware that they are part of an experiment.
c.Participants are observed without researchers making changes to their behaviors.
d.The results of an experiment are based on a questionnaire given to a random sample of the population.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C

Answer 2

The correct option is A.
One of the basic feature of an experiment is the selection of participants by means of random method. It is very important to select participants randomly in order to avoid experimental bias that may occur as a result of the participants not been an exact representation of the concerned population.