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A researcher planning an experiment is worried that differences in participants’ IQ might confound the results. All of the following could solve this problem EXCEPT which one?

Correct answer A. running a double-blind experiment

Explanation

Matching participants, holding IQ constant and random assignment all control IQ differences, but a double-blind design only guards against expectation effects and does nothing about IQ.

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