Without randomly assigning subjects,a researcher administers the experimental stimulus to the experimental group and then measures the dependent variable in both the experimental and control groups.This design is known as the:
A)one-group pretest-posttest design
B)one-shot case study
C)static-group design
D)classical experimental design
E)posttest-only control group design

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This design is known as the static-group design, where the researcher administers the experimental stimulus to the experimental group and then measures the dependent variable in both the experimental and control groups, without randomly assigning subjects. This design is less rigorous than the classical experimental design, which involves random assignment to groups, but it still allows for a comparison between a treatment group and a control group. The other options do not match the description of this design.

Without Randomly Assigning Subjects,a Researcher Administers the Experimental Stimulus to the Experimental