Psychology GCSE
Allocation of participants to conditions
What Allocation of participants to conditions means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Describes how participants are allocated to conditions in an experiment, with independent groups, repeated measures and matched pairs as the designs.
Topics that use Allocation of participants to conditions
- Research methods (AQA GCSE)
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